Whole-cell plasticity in cocaine withdrawal: Reduced sodium currents in nucleus accumbens neurons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 488-498

  Zhang, Xu Feng ^a   Hu, Xiu Ti ^a   White, Francis J ^a  

^a ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine addiction; Dopamine D1 receptors; Nucleus accumbens; Patch clamp; Sodium channels; Whole cell plasticity

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; DOPAMINE UPTAKE; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SODIUM CURRENT;

EID: 0031974084     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-01-00488.1998     Document Type: Article

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