The dopamine D3 receptor and drug addiction

Drugs abused by humans preferentially increase synaptic dopamine concentrations in the mesolimbic system of freely moving rats.

G. Di Chiara, Assunta Impérato · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1988 · 4.7K citations · Full text

Psychopharmacology, Pharmacotherapy, Synaptic Dopamine Concentrations +18

Molecular cloning and characterization of a novel dopamine receptor (D3) as a target for neuroleptics

Pierre Sokoloff, Bruno Giros, Marie‐Pascale Martres et al. · Nature · 1990 · 2.6K citations · Full text

Molecular Neuroscience, Functional Selectivity, Medicine +11

Reinstatement of cocaine-reinforced responding in the rat

Harriet de Wit, Jane Stewart · Psychopharmacology · 1981 · 944 citations

Behavioral Neuroscience, Addiction, Behavioural Pharmacology +8

Substance Abuse: A Comprehensive Textbook

Alan L. Krueger · JAMA · 1993 · 876 citations

Substance Use, Mental Health, Substance Use Disorders +21

Localization of dopamine D3 receptor mRNA in the rat brain using in situ hybridization histochemistry: comparison with dopamine D2 receptor mRNA

Marie-Louise Bouthenet, Evelyne Souil, Marie‐Pascale Martres et al. · Brain Research · 1991 · 861 citations

Developmental Biology, Neuroanatomy, Neuropharmacology +9