Adding dopamine to the complexity of sex differences in opioid reinforcement

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¹ Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
² Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA. mbanks7@vcu.edu.

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Hannah L Robinson et al. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2021 Sep.

. 2021 Sep;46(10):1705-1706.

doi: 10.1038/s41386-021-01060-z. Epub 2021 Jun 18.

¹ Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
² Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA. mbanks7@vcu.edu.

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Enhanced heroin self-administration and distinct dopamine adaptations in female rats.
George BE, Barth SH, Kuiper LB, Holleran KM, Lacy RT, Raab-Graham KF, Jones SR. George BE, et al. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2021 Sep;46(10):1724-1733. doi: 10.1038/s41386-021-01035-0. Epub 2021 May 26. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2021. PMID: 34040157 Free PMC article.

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