THE IMPORTANCE OF NUCLEUS-ACCUMBENS IN NICOTINE-INDUCED LOCOMOTOR-ACTIVITY

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FUNG, YK
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[1] University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Dentistry, Department of Oral Biology, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68583-0740
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10.1111/j.2042-7158.1990.tb07069.x
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R9 [药学];
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1007 ;
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Abstract— Bilateral injections of either nicotine (200 μg) or cytisine (30 or 60 μg) into the nucleus accumbens elicited locomotor hyperactivity in rats. Pretreatment with mecamylamine (2 mg kg−1, s.c.) was effective in attenuating the stimulatory effect of either nicotine or cytisine. This study suggests that nicotinic agonists such as nicotine and cytisine produce their locomotor excitatory effects through stimulation of the mesolimbic dopaminergic pathway. 1990 Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
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