Homer 2 gene deletion in mice produces a phenotype similar to chronic cocaine treated rats

Neurotoxicity Research

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 385-387

  Kalivas, Peter W ^a   Szumlinski, Karen K ^a   Worley, Paul ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Dialysis; Dopamine; Glutamate; Homer; Nucleus accumbens; Reward; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; HOMER PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PATHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CARRIER PROTEINS; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; GENE DELETION; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PHENOTYPE; RATS;

EID: 16644389340     PISSN: 10298428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03033313     Document Type: Article

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