Iatreia (Mar 2005)

NMDA and Ampa receptors in synaptic membranes of cocaine and cocaine-prazosin treated rats

  • W. I. Silva,
  • N. Berríos Cartagena,
  • M. M. Rubio Dávila,
  • S. González Cabrera,
  • A. Tirado Costacamps,
  • J. G. Ortiz,
  • C. A. Jiménez Rivera

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 18, no. 4-S

Abstract

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Sensitization, an increase in behavioral responses after repeated exposure to stimulants, occurs in the mesocorticolimbic pathway that includes the ventral tegmental area (VTA), the nucleus accumbens (NAc), hippocampus and the prefrontal cortex (PFC).