nervous system
• the NMDAR excitatory postsynaptic currents (EPSC)s of mice injected with an adenovirus cre into the ventral tegmental area at 3 weeks of age are decreased compared to in wild-type mice
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• in mice injected with an adenovirus cre into the ventral tegmental area at 3 weeks of age, the miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents (EPSCs) of dopaminergic neurons are increased in amplitude and frequency compared to in dopaminergic neurons not transfected with adenoviral cre
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behavior/neurological
• mice injected with an adenovirus cre into the ventral tegmental area at 3 weeks of age fail to display conditioned place preference for cocaine compared to mice with cre activation in less than 50% of TH neurons
• however, mice injected with an adenovirus cre into the ventral tegmental area at 3 weeks of age exhibit normal locomotor-stimulating effects of drugs
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