Effects of nicotine in the dopaminergic system of mice lacking the alpha4 subunit of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
- 23 April 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in European Journal of Neuroscience
- Vol. 17 (7) , 1329-1337
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1460-9568.2003.02564.x
Abstract
The mesostriatal dopaminergic system influences locomotor activity and the reinforcing properties of many drugs of abuse including nicotine. Here we investigate the role of the α4 nicotinic acetylcho...Keywords
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