GABAergic inhibition of neurons in the ventral tegmental area
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- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- specialia
- Published by Springer Nature in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
- Vol. 34 (1) , 73-74
Abstract
Stimulation of the nucleus accumbens evokes a potent inhibition in neurons of the ventral tegmental area. GABA is likely to act as a transmitter in this descending inhibitory system.Keywords
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