Mechanisms in ethanol modulation of GABA release onto dopaminergic neurons of the ventral tegmental area
Activation of ventral tegmental area (VTA) dopaminergic (DA) neurons by ethanol has been implicated in the rewarding and reinforcing actions of ethanol. GABAergic transmission is thought to play an important role in regulating the activity of DA neurons. While at most central synapses ethanol gene...
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2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2009-12-491 |