Dual effects of nicotine on dopamine neurons mediated by different nicotinic receptor subtypes
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- 1 March 2003
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
- Vol. 6 (1) , 1-11
Abstract
Burst firing of dopaminergic neurons has been found to represent a particularly effective means of increasing dopamine release in terminal areas as wKeywords
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