Methamphetamine causes differential alterations in gene expression and patterns of histone acetylation/hypoacetylation in the rat nucleus accumbens.

Methamphetamine (METH) addiction is associated with several neuropsychiatric symptoms. Little is known about the effects of METH on gene expression and epigenetic modifications in the rat nucleus accumbens (NAC). Our study investigated the effects of a non-toxic METH injection (20 mg/kg) on gene exp...

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Main Authors: Tracey A Martin, Subramaniam Jayanthi, Michael T McCoy, Christie Brannock, Bruce Ladenheim, Tiffany Garrett, Elin Lehrmann, Kevin G Becker, Jean Lud Cadet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3314616?pdf=render