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Electrophysiological and structural alterations in striatum associated with behavioral sensitization to (±)3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (Ecstasy) in rats: role of drug context.

Neuroscience September 25, 2010 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.09.041 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Experimental study Peer reviewed
Population Rats
Topics MDMA
Key findings Repeated MDMA administration induces behavioral sensitization and alters striatal electrophysiology and structure, with drug context playing a modulatory role in these neural changes.

Abstract

Electrophysiological and structural alterations in striatum associated with behavioral sensitization to (±)3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (Ecstasy) in rats: role of drug context.