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Nicotine Sensitization in β-Arrestin 2 Knockout Adolescent Mice.
… of D2 receptors and plays a mediating role in sensitization to psychostimulants and the opiate morphine. In this study, 3-4 week old BA-2 KO and wild type C57/B6 mice received nicotine tartarate (s.c, 0.5 mg/kg free base) for 7 or 14 consecutive days followed by a drug-free period. An acute …
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Nicotine Sensitization in a Rodent Model of Schizophrenia: A Comparison of Adolescents, Adults, and Neurotrophic Factors.
<p>The behavioral effects of nicotine on locomotor activity in a rodent model of psychosis were analyzed. This model is based on neonatal quinpriole treatment (a dopamine D2/D3 agonist) which causes increased D2 receptor sensitivity, a phenomenon known as D2 priming that is common in schizophrenia. …
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Sex Differences in Nicotine-Conditioned Hyperactivity in a Model of Dopamine D2 Receptor Priming: Roles of Dopamine D2 and D3 Receptor Subtypes.
… investigation was to determine the effect of a nicotine-conditioned context on locomotor hyperactivity in an animal model of D2-priming, and whether conditioned hyperactivity could be blocked by the D2 antagonist eticlopride or the D3 antagonist nafadotride. D2-primed male rats showed enhanced …