Methylphenidate and amphetamine modulate differently the NMDA and AMPA glutamatergic transmission of dopaminergic neurons in the ventral tegmental area.

Prieto-Gómez, B

Methylphenidate and amphetamine modulate differently the NMDA and AMPA glutamatergic transmission of dopaminergic neurons in the ventral tegmental area. [electronic resource] - Life sciences Jun 2005 - 635-49 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

0024-3205

10.1016/j.lfs.2004.10.076 doi


Amphetamine--pharmacology
Animals
Dopamine--physiology
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials--drug effects
Male
Methylphenidate--pharmacology
Motor Activity--drug effects
Neurons--drug effects
Rats
Rats, Inbred WKY
Rats, Wistar
Receptors, AMPA--physiology
Receptors, Glutamate--physiology
Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate--physiology
Ventral Tegmental Area--drug effects