Innate cocaine-seeking vulnerability arising from loss of serotonin-mediated aversive effects of cocaine in rats

Summary: Cocaine blocks dopamine reuptake, thereby producing rewarding effects that are widely studied. However, cocaine also blocks serotonin uptake, which we show drives, in rats, individually variable aversive effects that depend on serotonin 2C receptors (5-HT2CRs) in the rostromedial tegmental...

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Main Authors: Ying S. Chao, Jeffrey Parrilla-Carrero, Maya Eid, Oliver P. Culver, Tyler B. Jackson, Rachel Lipat, Makoto Taniguchi, Thomas C. Jhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-05-01
Series:Cell Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124723004151