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Dendritic spine density is increased on nucleus accumbens D2 neurons after chronic social defeat

Stress alters the structure and function of brain reward circuitry and is an important risk factor for developing depression. In the nucleus accumbens (NAc), structural and physiological plasticity of medium spiny neurons (MSNs) have been linked to increased stress-related and depression-like behavi...

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Autores principales: Fox, Megan E., Figueiredo, Antonio, Menken, Miriam S., Lobo, Mary Kay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7381630/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32709968
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-69339-7