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Adaptations in pre- and postsynaptic 5-HT1A receptor function and cocaine supersensitivity in serotonin transporter knockout rats.
Psychopharmacology - 1 Oct 2008
Homberg Judith R, De Boer Sietse F, Raasø Halfdan S, Olivier Jocelien D A, Verheul Mark, Ronken Eric, Cools Alexander R, Ellenbroek Bart A, Schoffelmeer Anton N M, Vanderschuren Louk J M J, De Vries Taco J, Cuppen Edwin
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RATIONALE: While individual differences in vulnerability to psychostimulants have been largely attributed to dopaminergic neurotransmission, the role of serotonin is not fully understood. OBJECTIVES: To study the rewarding and motivational properties of cocaine in the serotonin transporter knockout (SERT-/-) rat and the involvement of compensatory changes in 5-HT1A receptor function are the objectives of the...
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