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Disruption of cocaine self-administration following 6-hydroxydopamine lesions of the ventral tegmental area in rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior · 1982 · Vol. 17(5) · pp. 901–904

David C. S. Roberts✉(Carleton University)George F. Koob(Salk Institute for Biological Studies)

Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchVentral tegmental areaNucleus accumbensSelf-administrationHydroxydopamineDopaminergicLesionDopamineApomorphineAmphetamineMedicine

MeSH terms

AnimalsCocaineConditioning, OperantDopamineHydroxydopaminesLimbic SystemMaleNucleus AccumbensRats, Inbred StrainsReceptors, CholinergicReceptors, DopamineSelf AdministrationTegmentum MesencephaliOxidopamineRats

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