Neuron expression (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Neuron expression

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In normal mice (left), magenta neurons express the excitatory transmitter glutamate and green neurons express the inhibitory transmitter GABA. Methamphetamine (right) causes glutamate-expressing neurons to express GABA, demonstrated by neurons co-expressing magenta and green labels (arrowheads) in methamphetamine-treated mice but not in untreated mice (normal).

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Spitzer Lab, UC San Diego

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