Long-lasting dysregulation of gene expression in corticostriatal circuits after repeated cocaine treatment in adult rats: Effects on zif 268 and homer 1a

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1615-1626

  Unal, Cagri T ^a,b   Beverley, Joel A ^a   Willuhn, Ingo ^a,c   Steiner, Heinz ^a  

^a ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortex; Dopamine; Immediate early gene; Psychostimulant; Striatum

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN HOMER 1A; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ZIF 268; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INDUCTION; INSULA; LONGEVITY; MALE; MARKER GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; STEREOTYPY; STRIATE CORTEX;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CARRIER PROTEINS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COCAINE; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE PROTEIN 1; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 64849084632     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2009.06691.x     Document Type: Article

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