Estradiol mediates dendritic spine plasticity in the nucleus accumbens core through activation of mGluR5

Using metabotropic glutamate receptors to modulate cocaine's synaptic and behavioral effects: mGluR1 finds a niche

(2013) Jessica A Loweth et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROBIOLOGY

Long-term effects of cocaine experience on neuroplasticity in the nucleus accumbens core of addiction-prone rats

(2013) M. Waselus et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Role of mGluR5 neurotransmission in reinstated cocaine-seeking

(2012) Xiusong Wang et al.   ADDICTION BIOLOGY

Molecular mechanisms coordinating functional and morphological plasticity at the synapse: Role of GluA2/N-cadherin interaction-mediated actin signaling in mGluR-dependent LTD

(2012) Suhail Asrar et al.   CELLULAR SIGNALLING

Subregional, Dendritic Compartment, and Spine Subtype Specificity in Cocaine Regulation of Dendritic Spines in the Nucleus Accumbens

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Estradiol Acutely Suppresses Inhibition in the Hippocampus through a Sex-Specific Endocannabinoid and mGluR-Dependent Mechanism

(2012) Guang Zhe Huang et al.   NEURON

Estrogen receptors stimulate brain region specific metabotropic glutamate receptors to rapidly initiate signal transduction pathways

(2011) John Meitzen et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL NEUROANATOMY

Membrane-Initiated Estradiol Signaling Induces Spinogenesis Required for Female Sexual Receptivity

(2011) A. Christensen et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

The role of metabotropic glutamate receptors in addiction: Evidence from preclinical models

(2011) Jhodie R. Duncan et al.   PHARMACOLOGY BIOCHEMISTRY AND BEHAVIOR

Glutamatergic medications for the treatment of drug and behavioral addictions

(2011) M. Foster Olive et al.   PHARMACOLOGY BIOCHEMISTRY AND BEHAVIOR

Estradiol reduces dendritic spine density in the ventral striatum of female Syrian hamsters

(2010) Nancy A. Staffend et al.   Brain Structure & Function

Cognitive effects of Group I metabotropic glutamate receptor ligands in the context of drug addiction

(2010) M. Foster Olive   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

Membrane estrogen receptors activate the metabotropic glutamate receptors mGluR5 and mGluR3 to bidirectionally regulate CREB phosphorylation in female rat striatal neurons

(2010) D. Grove-Strawser et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

The addicted synapse: mechanisms of synaptic and structural plasticity in nucleus accumbens

(2010) Scott J. Russo et al.   TRENDS IN NEUROSCIENCES

Estradiol: A key biological substrate mediating the response to cocaine in female rats

(2009) Annabell C. Segarra et al.   HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR

Sex differences and ovarian hormones in animal models of drug dependence

(2009) Marilyn E. Carroll et al.   HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR

The structural basis for mapping behavior onto the ventral striatum and its subdivisions

(2008) Gloria E. Meredith et al.   Brain Structure & Function

Membrane estrogen receptors activate metabotropic glutamate receptors to influence nervous system physiology

(2008) Marissa I. Boulware et al.   STEROIDS

Sex differences in drug abuse

(2007) Jill B. Becker et al.   FRONTIERS IN NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY