Dissociation of physical abstinence signs from changes in extracellular dopamine in the nucleus accumbens and in the prefrontal cortex of nicotine dependent rats.

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Summary

The results indicate that the mesolimbic and mesocortical dopamine system undergo opposite changes during mecamylamine-precipitated abstinence in rats chronically exposed to nicotine and that physical abstinence signs can be dissociated from changes in dopamine transmission.

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2000-02-01
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Nucleus accumbens, Mecamylamine, Dopamine, Nicotine, Prefrontal cortex

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