The metabotropic glutamate receptor antagonist (RS)-MCPG produces hyperlocomotion in amphetamine pre-exposed rats

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 189-197

  Kim, Jeong Hoon ^a   Vezina, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

(RS) MCPG; Amphetamine; Locomotor activity; Metabotropic glutamate receptor; Nucleus accumbens; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

1 AMINO 1,3 CYCLOPENTANEDICARBOXYLIC ACID; ALPHA METHYL 4 CARBOXYPHENYLGLYCINE; AMPHETAMINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

AMPHETAMINE; ANIMALS; BENZOATES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CYCLOLEUCINE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GLYCINE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE;

EID: 0032004078     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3908(98)00015-X     Document Type: Article

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