Nucleus accumbens dopamine mediates amphetamine-induced impairment of social bonding in a monogamous rodent species

The prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster) is a socially monogamous rodent species that forms pair bonds after mating, a behavior in which central dopamine (DA) has been implicated. Here, we used male prairie voles to examine the effects of drug exposure on pair bonding and related neural circuitry. In...

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Main Authors: Liu, Yan, Aragona, Brandon J., Young, Kimberly A., Dietz, David M., Kabbaj, Mohamed, Mazei-Robison, Michelle, Nestler, Eric J., Wang, Zuoxin
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: National Academy of Sciences 2009
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Biological Sciences
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2824263/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20080553
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0911998107
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