Interacting cannabinoid and opioid receptors in the nucleus accumbens core control adolescent social play

Interacting cannabinoid and opioid receptors in the nucleus accumbens core control adolescent social play

Social play behavior is a highly rewarding, developmentally important form of social interaction in young mammals. However, its neurobiological underpinnings remain incompletely understood. Previous work has suggested that opioid and endocannabinoid neurotransmission interact in the modulation of so...

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Main Authors: Antonia Manduca, Olivier Lassalle, Marja Sepers, Patrizia Campolongo, Vincenzo Cuomo, Marsicano Giovanni, Brigitte Kieffer, Louk Vanderschuren, Viviana Trezza, olivier Jacques José MANZONI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
Opioid Peptides
Social Behavior
CB1 receptor
Accumbens
endocannabinoid;
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00211/full

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