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Cocaine, reward, movement and monoamine transporters.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Jan 2002
Uhl G R, Hall F S, Sora I
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Recent evidence enriches our understanding of the molecular sites of action of cocaine reward and locomotor stimulation. Dopamine transporter blockade by cocaine appears a sufficient explanation for cocaine-induced locomotion. Variation in DAT appears to cause differences in locomotion without drug stimulation. However, previously-held views that DAT blockade was the sole site for cocaine reward have been...
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