Potentiation of amphetamine-mediated responses in caffeine-sensitized rats involves modifications in A2A receptors and zif-268 mRNAs in striatal neurons

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1078-1089

  Tronci, Elisabetta ^a   Simola, Nicola ^a   Carta, Anna R ^a   De Luca, M Antonietta ^a   Morelli, Micaela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Dopamine; In situ hybridization; Nucleus accumbens; Sensitization; Striatum

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE A2 RECEPTOR; AMPHETAMINE; CAFFEINE; DOPAMINE; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZIF 268 PROTEIN;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOPAMINE RELEASE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RNA ANALYSIS; SENSITIZATION; SYNAPSE;

AMPHETAMINE; ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CAFFEINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; DOPAMINE; DRUG SYNERGISM; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEOSTRIATUM; NEURONS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTOR, ADENOSINE A2A; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; RNA, MESSENGER; SYNAPSES;

EID: 33746415738     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.03943.x     Document Type: Article

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