Decreased AMPA GLuR2, but not GLuR3, mRNA expression in rat amygdala and dorsal hippocampus following morphine-induced behavioural sensitization

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1321-1330

  Sepehrizadeh, Zargham ^a,b   Bahrololoumi Shapourabadi, Mina ^b   Ahmadi, Shamseddin ^c   Hashemi Bozchlou, Saeed ^b   Zarrindast, Mohammad Reza ^a   Sahebgharani, Mousa ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KURDISTAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

amino 3 hydroxy 5 methyl 4 isoxazole proprionic acid (AMPA) receptor; Amygdala; Dorsal hippocamus; GluR2; GluR3; Morphine sensitization; Rat

Indexed keywords

6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR 2; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR 3; MESSENGER RNA; MORPHINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIZATION; STEREOTYPY;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MORPHINE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 54249162367     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: 14401681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2008.05004.x     Document Type: Article

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