Amphetamine withdrawal produces region-specific and time-dependent changes in connexin36 expression in rat brain

Synapse

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-44

  McCracken, Clinton B ^a   Patel, Kruti M ^b   Vrana, Kent E ^b   Paul, David L ^c   Roberts, David C S ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Amphetamine; Connexin36; Sensitization; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; CONNEXIN 36; MESSENGER RNA;

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN FUNCTION; CELL COMMUNICATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GAP JUNCTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LOCOMOTION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION; RNA ISOLATION; SENSITIZATION;

AMPHETAMINE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CONNEXINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 14644439158     PISSN: 08874476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/syn.20127     Document Type: Article

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