Differential activation of cAMP response element binding protein in discrete nucleus accumbens subregions during early and late cocaine sensitization

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 212-217

  Brenhouse, Heather C ^a,b   Howe, Mariko L ^a   Stellar, James R ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral sensitization; Cocaine; CREB; Cyclic adenosine monophosphate; Immunohistochemistry; Nucleus accumbens; Psychostimulants; Rats

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; DRUG EXPOSURE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; SENSITIZATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COCAINE; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSE ELEMENT-BINDING PROTEIN; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33847247350     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7044.121.1.212     Document Type: Article

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