Methamphetamine-induced neurotoxicity is associated with increased striatal AP-1 DNA-binding activity in mice

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 171-174

  Sheng, P ^a   Ladenheim, B ^a   Moran, T H ^c   Wang, X B ^b   Cadet, J L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AP 1 transcription factor; Methamphetamine; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

DNA; DOPAMINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030298457     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(96)00192-1     Document Type: Article

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