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Opposite effects of mu and kappa opiate agonists on dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens and in the dorsal caudate of freely moving rats.

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A methodological approach to rapid and sensitive monoamine histofluorescence using a modified glyoxylic acid technique: The SPG method

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THE EFFECTS OF MORPHINE, METHADONE AND MEPERIDINE ON SOME REFLEX RESPONSES OF SPINAL ANIMALS TO NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION

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Evidence for a major spinal cord projection from the diencephalic A11 dopamine cell group in the rat using transmitter-specific fluorescent retrograde tracing

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