Sex-specific tonic 2-arachidonoylglycerol signaling at inhibitory inputs onto dopamine neurons of Lister Hooded rats

Sex-specific tonic 2-arachidonoylglycerol signaling at inhibitory inputs onto dopamine neurons of Lister Hooded rats

Addiction as a psychiatric disorder involves interaction of inherited predispositions and environmental factors. Similarly to humans, laboratory animals self-administer addictive drugs, whose appetitive properties result from activation and suppression of brain reward and aversive pathways, respecti...

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Main Authors: Miriam eMelis, Marta eDe Felice, Salvatore eLecca, Liana eFattore, Marco ePistis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
Subjects:
Dopamine
Electrophysiology
Ventral Tegmental Area
Addiction
sex difference
synaptic plasticity
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnint.2013.00093/full

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