Susceptibility to ethanol sensitization is differentially associated with changes in pCREB, trkB and BDNF mRNA expression in the mouse brain

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 242, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-33

  Nona, Christina N ^a,b   Guirguis, Sandra ^a,b   Nobrega, José N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol; BDNF; Behavioural sensitization; CREB; DBA 2NCrl mice; Locomotor activity; TrkB

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR RECEPTOR; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL SENSITIZATION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SENSITIZATION; STRIA TERMINALIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CREB-BINDING PROTEIN; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ETHANOL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED DBA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RECEPTOR, TRKB; RNA, MESSENGER; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84872246376     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2012.12.035     Document Type: Article

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