Cocaine-induced sensitization and glutamate plasticity in the nucleus accumbens core: effects of sex
Abstract Background The development and persistence of addiction is mediated in part by drug-induced alterations in nucleus accumbens (NAc) function. AMPA-type glutamate receptors (AMPARs) provide the main source of excitatory drive to the NAc and enhancements in transmission of calcium-permeable AM...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-06-01
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Series: | Biology of Sex Differences |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13293-023-00525-8 |