Methamphetamine reduces LTP and increases baseline synaptic transmission in the CA1 region of mouse hippocampus.

Methamphetamine (METH) is an addictive psychostimulant whose societal impact is on the rise. Emerging evidence suggests that psychostimulants alter synaptic plasticity in the brain--which may partly account for their adverse effects. While it is known that METH increases the extracellular concentrat...

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Main Authors: Jarod Swant, Sanika Chirwa, Gregg Stanwood, Habibeh Khoshbouei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-06-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2894864?pdf=render