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Decreased level of Nurr1 in heterozygous young adult mice leads to exacerbated acute and long-term toxicity after repeated methamphetamine exposure.
PloS one - 3 Dec 2010
Luo Yu, Wang Yun, Kuang Serena Y, Chiang Yung-Hsiao, Hoffer Barry
Abstract excerpt
The abuse of psychostimulants, such as methamphetamine (METH), is prevalent in young adults and could lead to long-term adaptations in the midbrain dopamine system in abstinent human METH abusers. Nurr1 is a gene that is critical for the survival and maintenance of dopaminergic neurons and has be...
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