Extended access cocaine self-administration differentially activates dorsal raphe and amygdala corticotropin-releasing factor systems in rats

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Summary

Test the hypothesis that rats receiving extended versus brief daily access to cocaine would exhibit regional differences in levels of the stress‐regulatory neuropeptide corticotropin‐releasing factor (CRF) and found that voluntary cocaine intake engages stress-regulatory CRF systems of the DR and amygdala.

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Published
2011-07-18
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Keywords

Basolateral amygdala, Amygdala, Self-administration, Dorsal raphe nucleus, Internal medicine

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