Synaptic Zn2+ potentiates the effects of cocaine on striatal dopamine neurotransmission and behavior
Juan L. Gomez, Jordi Bonaventura, Jacqueline D. Keighron, Kelsey M. Wright, Dondre L. Marable, Lionel A. Rodriguez, Sherry Lam, Meghan L. Carlton, Randall J. Ellis, Chloe J. Jordan, Guo‐Hua Bi, Óscar Solís, Marco Pignatelli, Michael J. Bannon, Zheng‐Xiong Xi, , Michael Michaelides
This study shows that synaptic Zn2+ enhances cocaine's effects on striatal dopamine neurotransmission and behavior by increasing DAT binding and altering locomotor responses.
Translational Psychiatry · Nov 8, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience