Chronic nicotine exposure induces a long-lasting and pathway-specific facilitation of LTP in the amygdala

Learning and Memory

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 603-610

  Huang, Yan You ^a   Kandel, Eric R ^a,b,c   Levine, Amir ^a  

^a New York State Psychiatric Institute ^*  (United States)

^b Kavli Institute for Brain Science   (United States)

^c HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BETA2;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; C57BL 6 MOUSE; EMOTION; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; THALAMUS;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROELECTRODES; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; TIME;

EID: 49249113061     PISSN: 10720502     EISSN: 15495485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/lm.975308     Document Type: Article

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