Amphetamine and Dopamine-Induced Immediate Early Gene Expression in Striatal Neurons Depends on Postsynaptic NMDA Receptors and Calcium

Table 1.

Treatment paradigms for chronic intraperitoneal injections of rats (see Fig. 2)

Day of treatment Days 1–11 Day 12
Group Initial 15 min later Initial 15 min later
1 Saline Saline Saline Saline Control
2 Saline Saline Saline Amph* Acute amph
3 MK-801 Saline MK-801 Saline Chronic MK-801
4 Saline Amph Saline Amph Chronic amph
5 MK-801 Amph MK-801 Amph Chronic amph blocked by MK-801
6 MK-801 Amph Saline Amph Chronic amph blocked by MK-801, unblocked at last injection
  • *Amph, S(+)-amphetamine sulfate. Drug concentrations: amph, 4 mg/kg; MK-801, 1 mg/kg.

  1. The Journal of Neuroscience vol. 16 no. 13 4231-4239
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