Opiate-like effects of sugar on gene expression in reward areas of the rat brain

R Spangler, KM Wittkowski, NL Goddard… - Molecular Brain …, 2004 - Elsevier
Drugs abused by humans are thought to activate areas in the ventral striatum of the brain
that engage the organism in important adaptive behaviors, such as eating. In support of this …

Increases in dopamine D3 receptor binding in rats receiving a cocaine challenge at various time points after cocaine self-administration: implications for cocaine …

JL Neisewander, RA Fuchs, LTL Tran-Nguyen… - …, 2004 - nature.com
Previous research suggests that cocaine dysregulates dopamine D 3 receptors. The present
study examined the time course of changes in dopamine D 3 receptor binding after …

Altered neurotensin mRNA expression in mice lacking the dopamine transporter

C Roubert, C Spielewoy, P Soubrié, M Hamon, B Giros… - Neuroscience, 2004 - Elsevier
Psychostimulants and antipsychotic drugs increase mRNA expression of the neuropeptide
neurotensin (NT) in the striatum and nucleus accumbens. In the present study, we used mice …

Les récepteurs dopaminergiques centraux: Aspects généraux (Partie I)

R Bordet - Revue Neurologique, 2004 - Elsevier
Résumé Dans ses zones de projection, la dopamine exerce ses effets en se couplant à des
récepteurs membranaires spécifiques qui appartiennent à la famille des récepteurs à 7 …

Molecular mechanisms underlying behavioral effects of cocaine: lessons from knockout mice

FS Hall, I Sora, GR Uhl - Current Pharmacogenomics, 2004 - ingentaconnect.com
Transgenic and gene knockout techniques are now important methods for the research of
the molecular bases of drug action. This review examines the effect of gene knockouts on …