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Inbred rat strain comparisons indicate different sites of action for cocaine and amphetamine locomotor stimulant effects.
Psychopharmacology - 1 Jan 1991
George F R, Porrino L J, Ritz M C, Goldberg S R
Abstract excerpt
Cocaine and amphetamine produce several behavioral effects, most notably locomotor stimulation. Biochemically, evidence suggests specific involvement of dopaminergic systems, although not necessarily identical sites, in mediating cocaine- and amphetamine-induced locomotor stimulation. This study examined the effects of cocaine or amphetamine on locomotor activity in rats from the ACI, F344, LEW and NBR inbred...
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