Excitatory amino acid receptors in the ventral tegmental area regulate dopamine release in the ventral striatum

Medicine & Life Sciences

• Ventral Striatum 90%
• Ventral Tegmental Area 83%
• Glutamate Receptors 75%
• Dopamine 57%
• Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists 35%
• N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptors 25%
• AMPA Receptors 20%
• 2-amino-5-phosphopentanoic acid 16%
• Acids 12%
• 6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione 11%
• Kainic Acid Receptors 11%
• Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists 10%
• Excitatory Amino Acids 10%
• alpha-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic Acid 10%
• Microdialysis 9%
• Nucleus Accumbens 9%
• N-Methylaspartate 9%
• Corpus Striatum 8%
• Synaptic Transmission 8%

Chemical Compounds

• Excitatory Amino Acid 100%
• Dopamine 64%
• Excitatory Amino Acid Agonist 16%
• Kainic Acid Receptor Antagonist 16%
• Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonist 16%
• AMPA Receptor Agonist 16%
• 6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione 15%
• N Methyl Dextro Aspartic Acid Receptor Stimulating Agent 15%
• N Methyl Dextro Aspartic Acid Receptor Blocking Agent 12%
• Agent Interacting With Transmitter, Hormone or Drug Receptor 9%
• Acid 5%
• Intraventral Tegmental Area 2%
• Application 2%