| Literature DB >> 18940582 |
Paolo Calabresi1, Massimiliano Di Filippo.
Abstract
The midbrain dopaminergic system is a key element in the control of motor activity, cognition, and the motivational effects of drugs of abuse, including nicotine. In this issue of Neuron, Drenan et al. find that alpha6-containing nicotinic acetylcholine receptors might selectively activate mesolimbic and mesostriatal dopaminergic neurons, enhancing striatal dopamine release and its behavioral consequences.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18940582 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2008.09.031
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neuron ISSN: 0896-6273 Impact factor: 17.173