Marked decrease of A10 dopamine neuronal firing during ethanol withdrawal syndrome in rats

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

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Preferential stimulation of dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens of freely moving rats by ethanol.

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Temporal relationship of the induction of tolerance and physical dependence after continuous intoxication with maximum tolerable doses of ethanol in rats

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Alcohol Withdrawal in Rats Is Associated with a Marked Fall in Extraneuronal Dopamine

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