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Acute Nicotine Exposure Alters Ventral Tegmental Area Inhibitory Transmission and Promotes Diazepam Consumption

Alexey Ostroumov, Ruthie E. Wittenberg, Blake A. Kimmey, Madison B. Taormina, William M. Holden, Albert T. McHugh and John A. Dani
eNeuro 26 February 2020, 7 (2) ENEURO.0348-19.2020; https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0348-19.2020
Alexey Ostroumov
Department of Neuroscience, Mahoney Institute for Neurosciences, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Ruthie E. Wittenberg
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Blake A. Kimmey
Department of Neuroscience, Mahoney Institute for Neurosciences, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Madison B. Taormina
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William M. Holden
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Albert T. McHugh
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John A. Dani
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Acute Nicotine Exposure Alters Ventral Tegmental Area Inhibitory Transmission and Promotes Diazepam Consumption
Alexey Ostroumov, Ruthie E. Wittenberg, Blake A. Kimmey, Madison B. Taormina, William M. Holden, Albert T. McHugh, John A. Dani
eNeuro 26 February 2020, 7 (2) ENEURO.0348-19.2020; DOI: 10.1523/ENEURO.0348-19.2020

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eNeuro 26 February 2020, 7 (2) ENEURO.0348-19.2020; DOI: 10.1523/ENEURO.0348-19.2020
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