Effect of lateral septum vasopressin administration on reward system neurochemistry and amphetamine-induced addictive-like behaviors in female rats

• Main Authors: Macarena Francisca Gárate-Pérez (Author), Daniela Cáceres-Vergara (Author), Francisca Tobar (Author), Carolina Bahamondes (Author), Tamara Bahamonde (Author), Claudia Sanhueza (Author), Fanny Guzmán (Author), Ramón Sotomayor-Zárate (Author), Georgina M. Renard (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: The chronic use of psychostimulants increases the risk of addiction and, there is no specific pharmacologic treatment for psychostimulant addiction. The vasopressin (AVP) system is a possible pharmacological target in drug addiction. Previous results obtained in our laboratory showed t...