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Disruption of GluA2 phosphorylation potentiates stress responsivity.
Behavioural brain research - 30 Aug 2017
Ellis Alexandra S, Fosnocht Anne Q, Lucerne Kelsey E, Briand Lisa A
Abstract excerpt
Cocaine addiction is characterized by persistent craving and addicts frequently relapse even after long periods of abstinence. Exposure to stress can precipitate relapse in humans and rodents. Stress and drug use can lead to common alterations in synaptic plasticity and these commonalities may contribute to the ability of stress to elicit relapse. These common changes in synaptic plasticity are mediated, in part,...
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