Change of cystine/glutamate antiporter expression in ethanol-dependent rats

Background: Some drugs of abuse down regulate the expression of cystine/glutamate (xCT) antiporter in the nucleus accumbens (Acb) after extinction or withdrawal. The altered level of xCT exchanger in Acb, a structure involved in ethanol reinforcement, may contribute to the pathological glutamatergic...

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Autores principales: Peana, Alessandra T., Muggironi, Giulia, Bennardini, Federico
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4186264/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25339860
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2014.00311