A role for the prefrontal cortex in stress- and cocaine-induced reinstatement of cocaine seeking in rats

Capriles, Nancy; Rodaros, Demetra; Sorge, Robert E.; Stewart, Jane

2003-07

Citation: Capriles, Nancy; Rodaros, Demetra; Sorge, Robert E.; Stewart, Jane; (2003). "A role for the prefrontal cortex in stress- and cocaine-induced reinstatement of cocaine seeking in rats." Psychopharmacology 168 (1-2): 66-74. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/46355>

Abstract: It is well established that stress induces reinstatement of drug seeking in an animal model of relapse. Here we studied the role of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) in foot-shock stress-induced reinstatement of cocaine seeking.

ISSN: 1432-2072, 0033-3158

DOIs: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00213-002-1283-z

PMID: 12442201

URI: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=12442201&dopt=citation

Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/46355

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