(1) Department of Psychology, Kansas State University, 492 Bluemont Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA;(2) Department of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina, 173 Ashley Ave, BSB 416 E, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Abstract:
Rationale
3-((2-Methyl-1,3-thiazol-4-yl)ethynyl)pyridine hydrochloride (MTEP) is a metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5) antagonist that may alter drug sensitivity in differentially reared rats due to its involvement in the psychostimulant reward pathway and plasticity.