Contingent and non-contingent effects of heroin on mu-opioid receptor-containing ventral tegmental area GABA neurons

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 202, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 139-151

  Steffensen, Scott C ^a   Stobbs, Sarah H ^a   Colago, Eric E O ^b   Lee, Rong Sheng ^c   Koob, George F ^c   Gallegos, Roger A ^d   Henriksen, Steven J ^d  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Electrical synapses; Gap junctions; Neurobiotin; Self administration; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; BIOTIN DERIVATIVE; DIAMORPHINE; DOPAMINE; ENKEPHALIN[2 DEXTRO ALANINE 4 METHYLPHENYLALANINE 5 GLYCINE]; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAPSULA INTERNA; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTINGENT NEGATIVE VARIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GAP JUNCTION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPIKE; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOTIN; DOPAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENKEPHALIN, ALA(2)-MEPHE(4)-GLY(5)-; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HEROIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; NARCOTICS; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; SELF ADMINISTRATION; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 33748413019     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: 10902430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2006.05.023     Document Type: Article

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