Circadian rhythms, the mesolimbic dopaminergic circuit, and drug addiction

TheScientificWorldJournal

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 194-202

  McClung, Colleen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian; Clock; Dopamine; Drug abuse; Nucleus accumbens; Striatum; Ventral tegmental area

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MANIA; MESOLIMBIC DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DOPAMINE; HUMANS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 37349021432     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2007.213     Document Type: Short Survey

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