Vesicular glutamate transporter 2 expression in the ventral tegmental area of outbred male rats following exposure to nicotine and alcohol

Vesicular glutamate transporter 2 expression in the ventral tegmental area of outbred male rats following exposure to nicotine and alcohol

Background: Initiation of use/co-use of nicotine and alcohol, commonly occurring in an episodic manner during adolescence, can imprint vulnerability to the developing brain and lead to addiction. The ventral tegmental area (VTA) is a key heterogeneous region of the mesocorticolimbic circuit involved...

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Main Authors: Maria Vrettou, Stefan Bernhard Thalhammer, Anne-Lie Svensson, Sylvie Dumas, Kent W Nilsson, Åsa Wallén-Mackenzie, Robert Fredriksson, Ingrid Nylander, Erika Comasco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Series:Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports
Subjects:
alcohol
brain
expression
nicotine
Vglut2
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772724623000501

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