Catecholamines
New Findings from University of Chicago Describe Advances in Catecholamines
Published in Drug Week, July 29th, 2011
2011 JUL 29 -- A new study, "Dopamine D1 and D3 receptors are differentially involved in cue-elicited cocaine seeking," is now available. According to the authors of a study from Chicago, Illinois, "Environmental cues previously associated with reinforcing drugs can play a key role in relapse to drug seeking behaviors in humans. The mesocorticolimbic dopamine system plays a critical role in cocaine-induced neurobiological changes."
"Dopamine D1 and D3 receptors modulate locomotor-stimulant and positive reinforcing effects of cocaine, and cue-induced reinstatement of cocaine-seeking. Moreover, activation of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)...
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Source: Drug Week (2011-07-29)
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