Nicotine inhibits firing activity of dorsal raphe 5-HT neurones in vivo.
It is established that the brain monoaminergic systems are among the main targets of several dependence-inducing drugs, including nicotine. In the present study extracellular electrophysiological recordings were performed to investigate the effects of nicotine on dorsal raphe 5-HT neurones. Nicotine...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2000
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