act(p(HGNC:CHRNA7, loc(GO:"glutamatergic synapse"))) increases a(CHEBI:"glutamate(2-)", loc(MESH:"Dopaminergic Neurons"))

PubMed:19126755

Other levels of regulation of dopaminergic transmission arise from alpha7 nAChRs located on cortical glutamatergic terminals; activation of these receptors increases glutamate release onto dopaminergic neurons in the VTA and, consequently, increases the their firing (344).

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• a(CHEBI:"glutamate(2-)", loc(MESH:"Dopaminergic Neurons")) increases bp(GO:"synaptic transmission, dopaminergic")
• act(p(HGNC:CHRNA7, loc(GO:"glutamatergic synapse"))) regulates bp(GO:"synaptic transmission, dopaminergic")

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