Self-stimulation of the ventral tegmental area enhances dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens: a microdialysis study

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1992 Jun 28:654:199-206. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1992.tb25968.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Brain / physiology*
  • Dialysis / methods
  • Dopamine / metabolism*
  • Electric Stimulation
  • Homovanillic Acid / metabolism
  • Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / metabolism
  • Male
  • Nucleus Accumbens / physiology*
  • Rats
  • Self Stimulation*
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid
  • Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid
  • Dopamine
  • Homovanillic Acid