behavior/neurological
• effects on prepulse inhibition and repetitive movements of each psychomimetic tested are significantly attenuated in mutants compared to wild-type
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• mutant mice take longer (8.8 days) to meet the criteria for cocaine self-administration than wild-type controls (6.2 days)
• mutants administer significantly higher numbers of doses of cocaine at the dose of 0.5 mg/kg per infusion than wild-type controls
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homeostasis/metabolism
• binge cocaine administration produces increases in extracellular dopamine levels in the dorsal striatum in mutants but the increase is attenuated compared to wild-type
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