Co-activation of VTA da and GABA neurons mediates nicotine reinforcement

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 382-393

  Tolu, S ^a,b   Eddine, R ^c   Marti, F ^c   David, V ^d   Graupner, M ^e   Pons, S ^a,b   Baudonnat, M ^d   Husson, M ^d   Besson, M ^a,b   Reperant, C ^f   Zemdegs, J ^f   Pages C ^c   Hay, Y A H ^c   Lambolez, B ^c   Caboche, J ^c   Gutkin, B ^g   Gardier, A M ^f   Changeux, J P ^b,h   Faure, P ^c   Maskos, U ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f University of Paris XI   (France)

^g INSERM   (France)

^h DEC ENS ^*  (France)

Author keywords

dopamine; GABAergic interneuron; lentiviral vector; nicotine addiction; nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; DOPAMINE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOTIVATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; SMOKING CESSATION; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; DOPAMINERGIC NEURONS; GABAERGIC NEURONS; INTERNEURONS; MICE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 84884212732     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: 14765578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/mp.2012.83     Document Type: Review

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