Cocaine self-administration, extinction training and drug-induced relapse change metabotropic glutamate mGlu5 receptors expression: Evidence from radioligand binding and immunohistochemistry assays
Cocaine self-administration alters [3H]MPEP binding to mGlu5 receptors in brain structures. Extinction training from cocaine leads to bi-phasic changes in mGlu5 receptors density in brain areas. Cocaine priming dose alters mGlu5 receptors density and [3H]MPEP affinity in the hippocampus.