Melatonin acts on the nucleus accumbens to increase acetylcholine release and modify the motor activity pattern of rats.

Paredes, D

Melatonin acts on the nucleus accumbens to increase acetylcholine release and modify the motor activity pattern of rats. [electronic resource] - Brain research Dec 1999 - 14-20 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0006-8993

10.1016/s0006-8993(99)01992-7 doi


Acetylcholine--metabolism
Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists--pharmacology
Animals
Antioxidants--pharmacology
Extracellular Space--drug effects
Male
Melatonin--antagonists & inhibitors
Microdialysis
Motor Activity--drug effects
Nucleus Accumbens--anatomy & histology
Prazosin--pharmacology
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley