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Elevated Expression of Serotonin 5-HT(2A) Receptors in the Rat Ventral Tegmental Area Enhances Vulnerability to the Behavioral Effects of Cocaine

The dopamine mesocorticoaccumbens pathway which originates in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) and projects to the nucleus accumbens and prefrontal cortex is a circuit important in mediating the actions of psychostimulants. The function of this circuit is modulated by the actions of serotonin (5-HT)...

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Autores principales: Herin, David V., Bubar, Marcy J., Seitz, Patricia K., Thomas, Mary L., Hillman, Gilbert R., Tarasenko, Yevgeniya I., Wu, Ping, Cunningham, Kathryn A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3565455/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23390419
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2013.00002