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Local hypocretin-1 modulates terminal dopamine concentration in the nucleus accumbens shell

Hypocretins (hcrt), also known as orexins, play a critical role in reward-seeking behavior for natural rewards and drugs of abuse. The mesolimbic dopamine pathway that projects from the ventral tegmental area (VTA) to the nucleus accumbens (NAc) is critically involved in the neural mechanisms underl...

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Autores principales: Patyal, Robin, Woo, Evan Y., Borgland, Stephanie L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3508285/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23226119
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2012.00082