Dose-dependent changes in the synaptic strength on dopamine neurons and locomotor activity after cocaine exposure

Synapse

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 790-795

  Wanat, M J ^a,b   Bonci, Antonello ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral sensitization; Plasticity; VTA

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; GLUTAMIC ACID;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; C57BL 6 MOUSE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; EXPOSURE; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOTYPY; SYNAPSE; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; COCAINE; DOPAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEURONS; SYNAPSES; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 50249132612     PISSN: 08874476     EISSN: 10982396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/syn.20546     Document Type: Article

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