Persistent structural modifications in nucleus accumbens and prefrontal cortex neurons produced by previous experience with amphetamine

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 21, 1997, Pages 8491-8497

  Robinson, Terry E ^a   Kolb, Bryan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Golgi staining; Nucleus accumbens; Plasticity; Prefrontal cortex; Psychostimulant drugs; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BRAIN REGION; CELL DENSITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; DENDRITIC SPINE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; GOLGI STAIN; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOSIS; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; REWARD; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0030732153     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-21-08491.1997     Document Type: Article

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