Hypoinsulinemia regulates amphetamine-induced reverse transport of dopamine.

The behavioral effects of psychomotor stimulants such as amphetamine (AMPH) arise from their ability to elicit increases in extracellular dopamine (DA). These AMPH-induced increases are achieved by DA transporter (DAT)-mediated transmitter efflux. Recently, we have shown that AMPH self-administratio...

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Main Authors: Jason M Williams, W Anthony Owens, Gregory H Turner, Christine Saunders, Concetta Dipace, Randy D Blakely, Charles P France, John C Gore, Lynette C Daws, Malcolm J Avison, Aurelio Galli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-10-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2020502?pdf=render