NeuroscienceTranslational PsychiatryPeer-reviewed
Synaptic Zn2+ potentiates the effects of cocaine on striatal dopamine neurotransmission and behavior
Juan L. Gomez, Jordi Bonaventura, Jacqueline D. Keighron…·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.