Previous exposure to VTA amphetamine enhances cocaine self-administration under a progressive ratio schedule in an NMDA, AMPA/kainate, and metabotropic glutamate receptor-dependent manner.

Previous exposure to VTA amphetamine enhances cocaine self-administration under a progressive ratio schedule in an NMDA, AMPA/kainate, and metabotropic glutamate receptor-dependent manner. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2003 Apr; 28(4):629-39.

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subject areas

Amphetamine
Animals
Cocaine
Male
Rats
Rats, Long-Evans
Receptors, AMPA
Receptors, Glutamate
Receptors, Kainic Acid
Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate
Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate
Reinforcement Schedule
Self Administration
Ventral Tegmental Area

authors with profiles

Paul Vezina