Microinjection of a corticotropin-releasing factor antagonist into the central nucleus of the amygdala reverses anxiogenic-like effects of ethanol withdrawal

Brain Research

Volumn 605, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 25-32

  Rassnick, Stefanie ^a   Heinrichs, Stephen C ^a   Britton, Karen T ^b   Koob, George F ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Corticotropin releasing factor; Ethanol dependence; Ethanol withdrawal

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR DERIVATIVE;

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

AMYGDALA; ANIMAL; ANXIETY; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; ETHANOL; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0027415929     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(93)91352-S     Document Type: Article

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