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α6-Containing nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in midbrain dopamine neurons are poised to govern dopamine-mediated behaviors and synaptic plasticity.

Neuroscience - 24 Sept 2015

Berry J N, Engle S E, McIntosh J M, Drenan R M

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Acetylcholine (ACh) acts through nicotinic and muscarinic ACh receptors in the ventral midbrain and striatal areas to influence dopamine (DA) transmission. This cholinergic control of DA transmission is important for processes such as attention and motivated behavior, and is manipulated by nicotine in tobacco products. Identifying and characterizing the key ACh receptors involved in cholinergic control of DA...

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PMID: 26210579
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.07.052
PMCID: PMC4547869

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