Extended cocaine self-administration and deprivation produces region-specific and time-dependent changes in connexin36 expression in rat brain

Synapse

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 141-150

  McCracken, Clinton B ^a   Hamby, Steven M ^a   Patel, Kruti M ^b   Morgan, Drake ^a   Vrana, Kent E ^b   Roberts, David C S ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Connexin; Gap junction; Self administration; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CONNEXIN 36; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CELL SPECIFICITY; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GAP JUNCTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REINFORCEMENT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL COMMUNICATION; COCAINE; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CONNEXINS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; DOWN-REGULATION; GAP JUNCTIONS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 26644468818     PISSN: 08874476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/syn.20194     Document Type: Article

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