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The Rostromedial Tegmental Nucleus Modulates Behavioral Inhibition Following Cocaine Self-Administration in Rats

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Lesion of the rostromedial tegmental nucleus increases voluntary ethanol consumption and accelerates extinction of ethanol-induced conditioned taste aversion

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Ablation of the tail of the ventral tegmental area compensates symptoms in an experimental model of Parkinson's disease

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