High-frequency afferent stimulation induces long-term potentiation of field potentials in the ventral tegmental area

Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1704-1712

  Nugent, Fereshteh S ^a   Hwong, Alison R ^a   Udaka, Yoko ^a   Kauer, Julie A ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Dopamine; Field potential; Glutamatergic synapses; High frequency stimulation; Long term potentiation

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN SLICE; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DRUG DEPENDENCE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY AFFERENT DEPOLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPSE; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BACLOFEN; DOPAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; PICROTOXIN; QUINOXALINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 43649098119     PISSN: 0893133X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.npp.1301561     Document Type: Article

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