Adolescent cocaine exposure simplifies orbitofrontal cortical dendritic arbors
DePoy LM, Perszyk RE, Zimmermann KS, Koleske AJ, Gourley SL. Adolescent cocaine exposure simplifies orbitofrontal cortical dendritic arbors. Frontiers In Pharmacology 2014, 5: 228. PMID: 25452728, PMCID: PMC4233985, DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2014.00228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDendritic arborsCocaine exposureDendritic spinesPre-existing structural abnormalitiesAdolescent cocaine exposurePostnatal day 31Prior cocaine exposureCocaine-induced modificationsDrugs of abuseDosing protocolDrug-naïveDrug exposureLocomotor activationExcitatory neuronsLong-term effectsAnimal modelsDay 31Structural abnormalitiesOrbitofrontal cortexBehavioral effectsBrain structuresMiceNeurobehavioral phenotypesCocaine vulnerabilityCell populations