Repeated Cocaine Alters Glutamate Receptor Subunit Levels in the Nucleus Accumbens and Ventral Tegmental Area of Rats that Develop Behavioral Sensitization
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- 1 June 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Neurochemistry
- Vol. 72 (6) , 2397-2403
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1471-4159.1999.0722397.x
Abstract
Increased glutamate transmission in the nucleus accumbens and ventral tegmental area has been proposed as a mechanism underlying sensitized behavioral responses to repeated cocaine adminis...Keywords
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