METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR MEDIATED SYNAPTIC PLASTICITY IN THE BED NUCLEUS OF THE STRIA TERMINALIS AS A TARGET FOR STRESS, ANXIETY AND ADDICTION DISORDERS

The importance of integration of information from neurocircuits innervating the reward circuitry is becoming increasingly recognized. For instance, the roles of stress/anxiety pathways in modulating specific effects of the reward system are becoming more apparent. Behavioral data suggest the bed nuc...

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Main Author: Grueter, Brad Alan
Other Authors: Roger Colbran
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: VANDERBILT 2006
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Online Access:http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-01192006-175826/