Differential role of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor-mediated glutamate transmission in the nucleus accumbens shell and core in nicotine seeking in rats

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1314-1322

  D'souza, Manoranjan S ^a   Markou, Athina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aversion; Glutamate receptors; Motivation; Nucleus accumbens; Progressive ratio; Reward

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DECAHYDRO 6 PHOSPHONOMETHYL 3 ISOQUINOLINECARBOXYLIC ACID; ISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; NICOTINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SEEKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; SEPTUM NUCLEUS; TASTE AVERSION; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; DRUG-SEEKING BEHAVIOR; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; ISOQUINOLINES; MALE; NICOTINE; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84899044991     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ejn.12491     Document Type: Article

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