The role of CART in the reward/reinforcing properties of psychostimulants

Peptides

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1993-2004

  Jaworski, Jason N ^a   Jones, Douglas C ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CART peptide; Neurotransmitter; Psychostimulants

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; BRAIN PEPTIDE; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; COCAINE AMPHETAMINE REGULATED TRANSCRIPT PEPTIDE; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN BINDING PROTEIN; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 3 RECEPTOR; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BRAIN REGION; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LOCOMOTION; MESOLIMBIC DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; REWARD; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THALAMUS; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

AMPHETAMINES; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; COCAINE; GENE EXPRESSION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REWARD;

EID: 33746020896     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2006.03.034     Document Type: Review

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