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Chronic cocaine-induced H3 acetylation and transcriptional activation of CaMKIIalpha in the nucleus accumbens is critical for motivation for drug reinforcement.
Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology - 1 Mar 2010
Wang Lei, Lv Zhigang, Hu Zhaoyang, Sheng Jian, Hui Bin, Sun Jie, Ma Lan
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The regulation of gene expression in the brain reward regions is known to contribute to the pathogenesis and persistence of drug addiction. Increasing evidence suggests that the regulation of gene transcription is mediated by epigenetic mechanisms that alter the chromatin structure at specific ge...
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