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Sep 2026
Calcium-permeable AMPA receptors contribute to the accelerated development of enhanced motivation for cocaine in female rats.
It is suggested that CP-AMPAR recruitment in the NAc, a mechanism classically linked to the incubation of cocaine craving, may also contribute to abstinence-dependent increases in drug motivation that emerge earlier in females.
E. B. Towers, I. L. Williams, Emaan I. Qillawala et al.
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