Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10958274 | Neurochemistry International | 2011 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Cocaine is able to alter a critical epigenetic factor MeCP2 in reward circuits ⺠The effect of cocaine is rapid and transient. ⺠NMDA glutamate receptors may be involved in the effect of cocaine. ⺠MeCP2 may therefore link cocaine to drug addiction at the epigenetic level.
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Authors
Li-Min Mao, Erica Horton, Ming-Lei Guo, Bing Xue, Dao-Zhong Jin, Eugene E. Fibuch, John Q. Wang,