Rapid synaptic plasticity of glutamatergic synapses on dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area in response to acute amphetamine injection

Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2115-2125

  Faleiro, Lavina J ^a,c   Jones, Susan ^b   Kauer, Julie A ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

AMPAR NMDAR ratio; Dopaminergic; LTP; Psychostimulant; Sensitization; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; AMPHETAMINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR 1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; FEMALE; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; AGE FACTORS; ALPHA-AMINO-3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-4-ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; AMPHETAMINE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; DOPAMINE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FEMALE; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; SYNAPSES; TIME FACTORS; TRANSFERRIN; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 5344237642     PISSN: 0893133X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.npp.1300495     Document Type: Article

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