An update on the mechanisms of the psychostimulant effects of caffeine
@article{Ferr2008AnUO,
title={An update on the mechanisms of the psychostimulant effects of caffeine},
author={Sergi Ferr{\'e}},
journal={Journal of Neurochemistry},
year={2008},
volume={105},
url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:33159096}
}The present review emphasizes the key integrative role of adenosine and adenoine receptor heteromers in the computation of information at the level of the striatal spine module (SSM) in the psychostimulant effects of caffeine.
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