Programming of Dopaminergic Neurons by Early Exposure to Sex Hormones: Effects on Morphine-Induced Accumbens Dopamine Release, Reward, and Locomotor Behavior in Male and Female Rats

• Main Authors: Victoria B. Velásquez (Author), Gabriel A. Zamorano (Author), Jonathan Martínez-Pinto (Author), Christian Bonansco (Author), Pablo Jara (Author), Gonzalo E. Torres (Author), Georgina M. Renard (Author), Ramón Sotomayor-Zárate (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Neonatal programming with sex hormones produces long-term functional changes in various tissues, including the brain. Previously, we demonstrated a higher content of dopamine and an increase in potassium-induced dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens of adult rats exposed to estradiol valerate. O...