Sex differences and effects of cocaine on excitatory synapses in the nucleus accumbens

Human and animal studies indicate that drugs of abuse affect males and females differently, but the mechanism(s) underlying sex differences are unknown. The nucleus accumbens (NAc) is central in the neural circuitry of addiction and medium spiny neurons (MSNs) in the NAc show drug-induced changes in...

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Main Authors: Wissman, Anne Marie, McCollum, Andrew F., Huang, Guang-Zhe, Nikrodhanond, Amisra A., Woolley, Catherine S.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3105198/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21510962
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropharm.2011.04.002
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