The role of D-serine as co-agonist of NMDA receptors in the nucleus accumbens: Relevance to cocaine addiction

Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience

Volumn 6, Issue JUL, 2014, Pages

  D'Ascenzo, Marcello ^a   Podda, Maria Vittoria ^a   Grassi, Claudio ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Addiction; Cocaine; D serine; NMDA receptors; Nucleus accumbens; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

DEXTRO SERINE; GLYCINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; SERINE;

ASTROCYTE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COGNITION; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; LOCOMOTION; LONG TERM DEPRESSION; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; SENSITIZATION; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 84904762005     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16633563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnsyn.2014.00016     Document Type: Short Survey

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