Tolcapone enhances food-evoked dopamine efflux and executive memory processes mediated by the rat pr...
Tolcapone enhances food-evoked dopamine efflux and executive memory processes mediated by the rat prefrontal cortex
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag
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English
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag
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Background and rationale
Genetic variations in catechol-
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-methyl transferase (COMT) or administration of COMT inhibitors have a robust impact on cognition and executive function in humans. The COMT enzyme breaks down extracellular dopamine (DA) and has a particularly important role in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) where DA transporters are...
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Tolcapone enhances food-evoked dopamine efflux and executive memory processes mediated by the rat prefrontal cortex
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_66875795
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_66875795
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0033-3158
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1432-2072
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10.1007/s00213-008-1342-1
