Postdoctoral Fellow Angel Injects a Rat with an Opioid

question 36

Multiple Choice

Postdoctoral fellow Angel injects a rat with an opioid. What effect will this have on dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens?

• A) This will have no effect.
• B) This will decrease the release.
• C) This will increase the release.
• D) This will decrease or increase release depending on the types of dopamine receptors present.

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