Sex Differences in Nicotine Sensitization and Conditioned Hyperactivity in Adolescent Rats Neonatally Treated with Quinpirole: Role of D2 and D3 Receptor Subtypes

Neonatal quinpirole treatment in rats produces increased sensitivity of dopamine D2-like receptors throughout the animal's lifetime, referred to D2 priming. There is little information on the effects of nicotine in adolescent rats, especially in a model that has clinical relevance to psychosis...

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Main Authors: Sheppard, Brianna, Lehmann, Julia, Cope, Zackary A., Brown, Russell W.
Published: Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University 2009
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Online Access:https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/6344
https://doi.org/10.1037/a0017536