Overexpression of DeltaFosB in nucleus accumbens mimics the protective addiction phenotype, but not the protective depression phenotype of environmental enrichment

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue AUG, 2014, Pages

  Zhang, Yafang ^a   Crofton, Elizabeth J ^a   Li, Dingge ^a   Lobo, Mary Kay ^b   Fan, Xiuzhen ^a   Nestler, Eric J ^c   Green, Thomas A ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adeno associated virus (AAV); Cocaine self administration; Depression; Environmental enrichment; Overexpression; FosB

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; SUCROSE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR DELTA FOSB;

ADDICTION; ADENO ASSOCIATED VIRUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; HUNGER; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN OVEREXPRESSION; RAT; SATIETY;

EID: 84982764466     PISSN: 16625153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00297     Document Type: Article

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