
Prolonged nicotine exposure down-regulates presynaptic NMDA receptors in dopaminergic terminals of the rat nucleus accumbens
Keywords: Nicotinic receptors; NMDA receptors; Calcium levels; Neurotransmitter release; Isolated nerve endings; Nucleus accumbens; ACh; acetylcholine; AMPA; α-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolone propionate; DA; dopamine; DAT; dopamine transporter; ECL; enhance