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Locomotion

Known as: Locomotor Activities, Activity, Locomotor, Activities, Locomotor 
Movement or the ability to move from one place or another. It can refer to humans, vertebrate or invertebrate animals, and microorganisms.
National Institutes of Health

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Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena
PNS functionWalking (activity)aspects of radiation effectsphysiological aspects

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Running (physical activity)

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
A Cluster of Cholinergic Premotor Interneurons Modulates Mouse Locomotor Activity
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Neonatal leptin treatment reverses developmental programming.
An adverse prenatal environment may induce long-term metabolic consequences, in particular obesity and insulin resistance… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Central administration of IGF-I and BDNF leads to long-lasting antidepressant-like effects
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Fractionating Impulsivity: Contrasting Effects of Central 5-HT Depletion on Different Measures of Impulsive Behavior
Reducing levels of 5-HT in the central nervous system has been associated with increases in impulsive behavior. However, the… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Are we dependent upon coffee and caffeine? A review on human and animal data
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Sexual behavior increases dopamine transmission in the nucleus accumbens and striatum of male rats: comparison with novelty and locomotion.
Extracellular concentrations of dopamine (DA) and its metabolites dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) and homovanillic acid (HVA… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Stimulation of high-affinity adenosine A2 receptors decreases the affinity of dopamine D2 receptors in rat striatal membranes.
Since high-affinity adenosine A2 receptors (A2a) are localized exclusively in dopamine-rich regions in the central nervous system… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Evidence that mesolimbic dopaminergic activation underlies the locomotor stimulant action of nicotine in rats.
L-Nicotine stimulates locomotor activity in rats which have had prior experience of the drug. The present study investigated… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
A direct comparison of amphetamine-induced behaviours and regional brain dopamine release in the rat using intracerebral dialysis
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Stimulation of locomotor activity following injection of dopamine into the nucleus accumbens
Recently we have observed that bilateral injection of ergometrine into the nucleus accumbens of rats results in a strong and long… 
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