Cocaine-induced LTP in the ventral tegmental area: New insights into mechanism and time course illuminate the cellular substrates of addiction

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2735-2737

  Heshmati, Mitra ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; COCAINE; DIZOCILPINE; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE 5 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 1;

COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DOPAMINE UPTAKE; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; LONG TERM DEPRESSION; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PLACE PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; COCAINE; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D5; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; TIME FACTORS; VALINE; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 66349105991     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00127.2009     Document Type: Short Survey

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