Blockade of ventral midbrain NMDA receptors enhances brain stimulation reward: A preferential role for GluN2A subunits

European Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1623-1635

  Bergeron, Sabrina ^a   Rompré, Pierre Paul ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

GluN2A; GluN2B; Glutamate; NMDA; Reward; Ventral midbrain

Indexed keywords

1 [2 (4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYL] 1,2,3,4 TETRAHYDRO 6 METHOXY 2 METHYL 7 ISOQUINOLINOL; 4 (3 PHOSPHONOPROPYL) 2 PIPERAZINECARBOXYLIC ACID; 4 (3 PHOSPHONOPROPYL)PIPECOLIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2A; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2B; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; RO04 5595; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; LIMBIC CORTEX; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; MOTIVATION; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; REWARD; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

GLUN2A; GLUN2B; GLUTAMATE; NMDA; REWARD; VENTRAL MIDBRAIN;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; ISOQUINOLINES; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; MICROINJECTIONS; NIPECOTIC ACIDS; PIPERAZINES; RATS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; REWARD; SELF STIMULATION;

EID: 84886773386     PISSN: 0924977X     EISSN: 18737862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2012.12.005     Document Type: Article

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