Modulation of glutamatergic synaptic transmission in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1329-1335

  McElligott, Zoé Anastasia ^a   Winder, Danny G ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Extended amygdala; Stress; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; AMPA RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMIC ACID; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE Y;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BED NUCLEUS OF THE STRIA TERMINALIS; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; LONG TERM DEPRESSION; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MENTAL STRESS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; REWARD; STRESS; STRIA TERMINALIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMANS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; REWARD; SEPTAL NUCLEI; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 71549125548     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2009.05.022     Document Type: Article

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