Long-lasting induction of astrocytic basic fibroblast growth factor by repeated injections of amphetamine: Blockade by concurrent treatment with a glutamate antagonist

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 22, 1998, Pages 9547-9555

  Flores, Cecilia ^a   Rodaros, Demetra ^a   Stewart, Jane ^a  

^a and Applied Physiology   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; BFGF; Dopamine; Glutamate; Neurotrophic factors; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; DOPAMINE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; GLUTAMIC ACID; KYNURENIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DRUG SENSITIZATION; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INDUCTION; RAT; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

EID: 0032533297     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-22-09547.1998     Document Type: Article

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