Cocaine

Cocaine
(Science: drug) drug of abuse and psychostimulant that acts to increase extraneuronal dopamine in midbrain by binding to the dopamine uptake transporter and hence inhibiting dopamine reuptake at the plasma membrane.

Last updated on January 12th, 2021

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