NMDA and Ampa receptors in synaptic membranes of cocaine and cocaine-prazosin treated rats

Sensitization, an increase in behavioral responses after repeated exposure to stimulants, occurs in the mesocorticolimbic pathway that includes the ventral tegmental area (VTA), the nucleus accumbens (NAc), hippocampus and the prefrontal cortex (PFC).

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: W. I. Silva, N. Berríos Cartagena, M. M. Rubio Dávila, S. González Cabrera, A. Tirado Costacamps, J. G. Ortiz, C. A. Jiménez Rivera
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Antioquia 2005-03-01
Series:Iatreia
Online Access:http://www.iatreia.udea.edu.co/index.php/iatreia/article/view/1140