Are cocaine-seeking “habits” necessary for the development of addiction-like behavior in rats? [PDF]
Drug self-administration models of addiction typically require animals to make the same response (e.g., a lever-press or nose-poke) over and over to procure and take drugs.
Fadanelli, Monica +3 more
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Generation Z in Search of Leadership - Model of Intergenerational Leadership for Creating Commitment (MILCC) [PDF]
Generation Z is integrating into the fast-changing work world. The effects of its entry are rapid employee turnover, perceptions of no commitment to organizations, and difficulty in understanding employee needs. This article presents a model for creating
Tidhar LEV
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Synthetic cathinones are designer psychostimulants that are derivatives of the natural alkaloid cathinone, and produce effects similar to more traditional illicit stimulants such as cocaine and methamphetamine.
Erin K. Nagy +2 more
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Deletion of the GABAA α2-subunit does not alter self dministration of cocaine or reinstatement of cocaine seeking [PDF]
Rationale GABAA receptors containing α2-subunits are highly represented in brain areas that are involved in motivation and reward, and have been associated with addiction to several drugs, including cocaine.
A Agrawal +55 more
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An update on CRF mechanisms underlying alcohol use disorders and dependence.
Alcohol is the most commonly used and abused substance worldwide. The emergence of alcohol use disorders, and alcohol dependence in particular, is accompanied by functional changes in brain reward and stress systems, which contribute to escalated alcohol
Isabel Marian Hartmann Quadros +3 more
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Tree shrews represent a suitable animal model to study the pathogenesis of human diseases as they are phylogenetically close to primates and have a well-developed central nervous system that possesses many homologies with primates.
Fang eShen +3 more
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Neuroadaptations in the Cellular and Postsynaptic Group 1 Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor mGluR5 and Homer Proteins Following Extinction of Cocaine Self-administration [PDF]
This study examined the role of group1 metabotropic glutamate receptor mGluR5 and associated postsynaptic scaffolding protein Homer1b/c in behavioral plasticity after three withdrawal treatments from cocaine self-administration.
Ghasemzadeh, M. Behnam +4 more
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Maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with increased substance abuse in offspring. Preclinical research shows that in utero exposure to nicotine, the primary psychoactive compound in tobacco smoke, influences the neurodevelopment of reward ...
Steven Brown Harrod +2 more
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Intravenous self administration of mercury [PDF]
A 24-year-old man attempted suicide by intravenous injection of elemental mercury. The exact quantity of injected elemental mercury was unknown. Five days later, the patient presented with painful erythema involving the anterior part of both forearms. On admission, laboratory findings disclosed the following: haemoglobin: 14.5 mmol/l, white blood cell ...
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The Effects of Cocaine on Different Redox Forms of Cysteine and Homocysteine, and on Labile, Reduced Sulfur in the Rat Plasma Following Active versus Passive Drug Injections [PDF]
Received: 28 November 2012 / Revised: 19 April 2013 / Accepted: 6 May 2013 / Published online: 16 May 2013 The Author(s) 2013. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.comThe aim of the present studies was to evaluate cocaine ...
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