Exposure of nicotine to ventral tegmental area slices induces glutamatergic synaptic plasticity on dopamine neurons

Keyphrases

• Nicotine 100%
• Ventral Tegmental Area 100%
• Dopamine Neurons 100%
• Homeostatic Synaptic Plasticity 100%
• Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor (nAChR) 75%
• Dopaminergic Neurons 50%
• Incubation 25%
• Receptor-mediated 25%
• N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptor (NMDAR) 25%
• Knock-in Mouse Model 25%
• AMPA Receptor (AMPAR) 25%
• Postsynaptic Density Protein 95 (PSD-95) 25%
• Glutamatergic 25%
• Receptor Subtypes 12%
• Glutamate 12%
• Wild Mice 12%
• Pre-incubation 12%
• Synapse 12%
• Excitatory Postsynaptic Potential 12%
• Synaptic Release 12%
• Current Ratio 12%
• Paired-pulse Ratio 12%
• Methyllycaconitine 12%
• Nicotine Reinforcement 12%

Neuroscience

• Synaptic Plasticity 100%
• Ventral Tegmental Area 100%
• Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor 57%
• Dopaminergic Neuron 57%
• Receptor Antagonist 28%
• NMDA Receptor 28%
• AMPA Receptor 28%
• Receptor Subtype 14%
• Glutamic Acid 14%
• Synapse 14%
• Excitatory Postsynaptic Potential 14%
• Methyllycaconitine 14%