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Opiate sensitization induces FosB/ΔFosB expression in prefrontal cortical, striatal and amygdala brain regions.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Kaplan Gary B, Leite-Morris Kimberly A, Fan WenYing, Young Angela J, Guy Marsha D
Abstract excerpt
Sensitization to the effects of drugs of abuse and associated stimuli contributes to drug craving, compulsive drug use, and relapse in addiction. Repeated opiate exposure produces behavioral sensitization that is hypothesized to result from neural plasticity in specific limbic, striatal and cortical systems. ΔFosB and FosB are members of the Fos family of transcription factors that are implicated in neural...
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