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Enhancement of Locomotor Activity and Conditioned Reward to Cocaine by Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor by Horger, Brian A, Iyasere, Christiana A, Berhow, Melissa T, Messer, Chad J, Nestler, Eric J, Taylor, Jane R

“…The mesolimbic dopamine (DA) system has been implicated in drug reward, locomotor sensitization, and responding for reward-related stimuli [termed conditioned…”
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Role for GDNF in biochemical and behavioral adaptations to drugs of abuse by Messer, C J, Eisch, A J, Carlezon, Jr, W A, Whisler, K, Shen, L, Wolf, D H, Westphal, H, Collins, F, Russell, D S, Nestler, E J

“…The present study examined a role for GDNF in adaptations to drugs of abuse. Infusion of GDNF into the ventral tegmental area (VTA), a dopaminergic brain…”
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Regulation of Tyrosine Hydroxylase Promoter Activity by Chronic Morphine in TH9.0-LacZ Transgenic Mice by Boundy, Virginia A, Gold, Stephen J, Messer, Chad J, Chen, Jingshan, Son, Jin H, Joh, Tong H, Nestler, Eric J

“…Levels of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), the rate-limiting enzyme in catecholamine biosynthesis, are known to be upregulated in specific brain regions by chronic…”
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Regulation of tyrosine hyroxylase gene transcription in ventral midbrain by glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor by Messer, Chad J., Son, Jin H., Joh, Tong H., Beck, Klaus D., Nestler, Eric J.

“…Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) has potent protective and restorative effects on dopaminergic neurons in a variety of in vitro and in vivo…”
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