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Fig. 2

From: Tactile skin stimulation increases dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens in rats

Fig. 2

DA release in the NAc in response to bilateral stroking of the back in the anesthetized animals. Ordinates response magnitude is expressed as a percentage of the pre-stimulus control value. Abscissa 0 the onset of stimulation. The data are mean ± SD. Horizontal bar the 5-min stimulus period. a Sham experiments, b bilateral stroking of the back, c bilateral stroking of the back after VTA lesioning. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, compared with the pre-stimulus control value. n = 6

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