Ventral tegmental injection of nicotine induces locomotor activity and l-DOPA release from nucleus accumbens
- 1 August 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in European Journal of Pharmacology
- Vol. 309 (3) , 229-233
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-2999(96)00458-x
Abstract
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