Neuronal extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) activity as marker and mediator of alcohol and opioid dependence

Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue MAR, 2014, Pages

  Zamora Martinez, Eva R ^a   Edwards, Scott ^b  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Amygdala; Drug dependence; Extracellular signal regulated kinase; Nucleus accumbens; Protein phosphorylation; Reward; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; OPIATE;

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; EPIGENETICS; ERK GENE; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC MARKER; HUMAN; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; OPIATE ADDICTION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REINFORCEMENT; RELAPSE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 84896933813     PISSN: 16625145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnint.2014.00024     Document Type: Review

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