In the second out of three possible papers for journal club, I got this paper courtesy of Physioprof. And I’m very glad he sent it to me. I get tons of Tables of Contents in my inbox every day, but I tend not to go through them until I need a paper for Journal Club. But PP clearly has some lit search chops, and sent me this paper 45 minutes after it first came out. Hot off the presses, indeed. Clearly, PhysioProf understands Scicurious’ Big Three: Sex, Drugs, and…ok, maybe there’s only two.
Thomsen et al. “Dramatically decreased cocaine self-administration in dopamine but not serotonin transporter knock-out mice”. The Journal of Neuroscience, 2009.
Hold on to your hats, ladies and gents. This is a great paper, but it’s also more than a bit technical. I’ll do my best, but if there’s anything you don’t understand, do not hesitate to give a shout.
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