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Operant sensation seeking requires metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5).
PloS one - 30 Nov 2010
Olsen Christopher M, Childs Daniel S, Stanwood Gregg D, Winder Danny G
Abstract excerpt
Pharmacological and genetic studies have suggested that the metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5) is critically involved in mediating the reinforcing effects of drugs of abuse, but not food. The purpose of this study was to use mGluR5 knockout (KO), heterozygous (Het), and wildtype (WT) mice...
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