Article
Dopamine in the medial prefrontal cortex controls genotype-dependent effects of amphetamine on mesoaccumbens dopamine release and locomotion.
Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology - 1 Jan 2004
Ventura Rossella, Alcaro Antonio, Cabib Simona, Conversi Davide, Mandolesi Laura, Puglisi-Allegra Stefano
Abstract excerpt
Mice of background DBA/2J are hyporesponsive to the behavioral effects of D-amphetamine in comparison with the widely exploited murine background C57BL/6J. In view of the important role of dopamine (DA) release in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) regarding the behavioral effects of psychostimulants, we tested the hypothesis of an inverse relationship between mesocortical and mesoaccumbens DA functioning in the two...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
