Repeated exposure to morphine alters surface expression of AMPA receptors in the rat medial prefrontal cortex

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 259-265

  Mickiewicz, Amanda L ^a   Napier, T Celeste ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

GluA1; GluA2; Limbic; Opiate; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; AMPA RECEPTOR GLUA1; AMPA RECEPTOR GLUA2; MORPHINE; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HABITUATION; MALE; MEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SENSITIZATION; STEREOTYPY; VENTRAL PALLIDUM;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; MALE; MORPHINE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, AMPA;

EID: 78651414589     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2010.07502.x     Document Type: Article

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