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Pedunculopontine arousal system physiology—Effects of psychostimulant abuse

This review describes the interactions between the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN), the ventral tegmental area (VTA), and the thalamocortical system. Experiments using modulators of cholinergic receptors in the PPN clarified its role on psychostimulant-induced locomotion. PPN activation was found to...

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Autores principales: Urbano, Francisco J., Bisagno, Verónica, González, Betina, Celeste Rivero-Echeto, María, Muñiz, Javier A., Luster, Brennon, D’Onofrio, Stasia, Mahaffey, Susan, Garcia-Rill, Edgar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4688579/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26779323
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.slsci.2015.09.004