| Literature DB >> 4052758 |
T E Robinson, J B Becker, C J Moore, E Castañeda, G Mittleman.
Abstract
It is reported that in rats the repeated intermittent administration of amphetamine produces a long-lasting enhancement in medial frontal cortex dopamine utilization. This change in mesocortical dopamine activity may be involved in the behavioral sensitization produced by psychomotor stimulant drugs, and some of the cognitive abnormalities (e.g. amphetamine psychosis) associated with stimulant drug abuse in humans.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID: 4052758 DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(85)90760-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Brain Res ISSN: 0006-8993 Impact factor: 3.252