Interruption of continuous opioid exposure exacerbates drug-evoked adaptations in the mesolimbic dopamine system
Emilia M. Lefevre, Marc T. Pisansky, Carlee Toddes, Federico Baruffaldi, Marco Pravetoni, Lin Tian, Thomas J. Y. Kono, Patrick E. Rothwell
Topics & Concepts
Nucleus accumbensDopamineMesolimbic pathwayOpioidMorphineSensitizationStriatumNeurosciencePharmacologyPsychologyAnesthesiaMedicineInternal medicineVentral tegmental areaDopaminergicReceptorNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorReceptor Mechanisms and SignalingMemory and Neural Mechanisms