COMPULSIVE METHAMPHETAMINE TAKING IN THE PRESENCE OF PUNISHMENT IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED OXYTOCIN EXPRESSION IN THE NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS OF RATS

Compulsive methamphetamine taking in the presence of punishment is associated with increased oxytocin expression in the nucleus accumbens of rats

Abstract Methamphetamine addiction is mimicked in rats that self-administer the drug.However, these self-administration (SA) models do not include adverse consequences that are necessary to reach a diagnosis of addiction in humans.Herein, we measured genome-wide transcriptional consequences of methamphetamine SA and footshocks in the rat brain.We t

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Infiltration of matrix-non-producers weakens the Salmonella biofilm and impairs its antimicrobial tolerance and pathogenicity

Bacterial biofilms display a collective lifestyle, wherein the cells secrete extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) that helps in adhesion, aggregation, stability, and to protect the bacteria from antimicrobials.We asked whether the EPS could act as a public good for the biofilm and observed that infiltration of cells that do not produce matrix c

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STRUCTURAL AND COHESION FUNDS VERSUS THE IMF LOANS: IMPLICATIONS AND CHALLENGES FOR THE ROMANIAN FINANCIAL SYSTEM

The Structural and Cohesion Funds as well as the loans obtained by our country from the Klassy Cowgirl IMF have significant implications upon the Romanian financial system.This article is a comparative approach structured on five parts as it follows: the second part is a review of the specific literature regarding the theme of our work, the third p

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