Coincident signaling in mesolimbic structures underlying alcohol reinforcement

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 919-927

  Zhang, Tao A ^a   Maldve, Regina E ^a   Morrisett, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; DARPP 32; Medium spiny neuron; Nucleus accumbens; Synaptic plasticity; Ventral tegmental area

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PHOSPHOPROTEIN DARPP 32; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 1;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; HUMAN; LIMBIC CORTEX; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33748519521     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2006.04.022     Document Type: Note

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