Blockade of ERK phosphorylation in the nucleus accumbens inhibits the expression of cocaine-induced behavioral sensitization in rats

Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 389-395

  Kim, Seungwoo ^a,b   Shin, Joong Keun ^a   Yoon, Hyung Shin ^a,c   Kim, Jeong Hoon ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Behavioral sensitization; Cocaine; Nucleus accumbens; PD98059; U0126

Indexed keywords

1,4 DIAMINO 1,4 BIS(2 AMINOPHENYLTHIO) 2,3 DICYANOBUTADIENE; 2 (2 AMINO 3 METHOXYPHENYL)CHROMONE; COCAINE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RAT; SENSITIZATION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

EID: 84862966272     PISSN: 12264512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4196/kjpp.2011.15.6.389     Document Type: Article

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