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Combined Optogenetic and Freeze-fracture Replica Immunolabeling to Examine Input-specific Arrangement of Glutamate Receptors in the Mouse Amygdala
Published on: April 15, 2016
[Glutamate release in the nucleus accumbens during competitive presentation of aversive and appetitive stimuli]
Abstract:
By means of in vivo microdialysis combined with HPLC analysis, we have shown that extracellular glutamate level in the rat n. accumbens increases during a simultaneous presentation of a palatable diet and a tone previously paired with a footshock, the magnitude of the extracellular glutamate increase being proportional to the latency of food taking. In contrast, extracellular glutamate level remains unchanged when the diet is presented after the conditioned aversive stimulus or when the tone is given alone. These data suggest that the glutamate release evoked by the competitive presentation of the diet and the conditioned aversive stimulus appears to be related to the inhibition of a planned feeding response, whereas the choice between behavioural strategies may not contribute to this phenomenon.
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