Chronic Red Bull Consumption during Adolescence: Effect on Mesocortical and Mesolimbic Dopamine Transmission and Cardiovascular System in Adult Rats

• Main Authors: Romina Vargiu (Author), Francesca Broccia (Author), Carla Lobina (Author), Daniele Lecca (Author), Alessandro Capra (Author), Pier Paolo Bassareo (Author), Valentina Bassareo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Energy drinks are very popular nonalcoholic beverages among adolescents and young adults for their stimulant effects. Our study aimed to investigate the effect of repeated intraoral Red Bull (RB) infusion on dopamine transmission in the nucleus accumbens shell and core and in the medial prefrontal c...