Social stress and CRF-dopamine interactions in the VTA: role in long-term escalation of cocaine self-administration.

Boyson CO, Holly EN, Shimamoto A, Albrechet-Souza L, Weiner LA, DeBold JF, Miczek KA. Social stress and CRF-dopamine interactions in the VTA: role in long-term escalation of cocaine self-administration. J Neurosci. 2014 May 07; 34(19):6659-67.

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subject areas

Aminopyridines
Animals
Behavior, Animal
Cocaine
Cocaine-Related Disorders
Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone
Dopamine
Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors
Male
Microdialysis
Microinjections
Motor Activity
Peptide Fragments
Rats
Rats, Long-Evans
Receptors, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone
Self Administration
Social Behavior
Social Environment
Stress, Psychological
Substance Abuse, Intravenous
Ventral Tegmental Area

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Akiko Shimamoto

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