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Amphetamine Mechanisms and Actions at the Dopamine Terminal Revisited

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Amphetamine (AMPH) exerts its rewarding and reinforcing effects by elevating extracellular dopamine (DA) and prolonging DA receptor signaling in the striatum. Traditionally, AMPH has been characterized as a DA releaser that elevates DA by three major mechanisms. First, it is a substrate for the DA

Source: Journal of Neuroscience

DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1033-13.2013

Authors: Erin S. Calipari, Mark J. Ferris

Institutions: Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Wake Forest University

Language: English

Topic: Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior

Subfield: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse