Possible mechanism of action for the attenuation of ethanol intake induced by ritanserin in rats

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 181-190

  Panocka, Izabela ^b   Ciccocioppo, Roberto ^a   Polidori, Carlo ^a   Romagnoli, Stefano ^a   Froldi, R ^c   Massi, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND ANIMAL BREEDING   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MACERATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

5,7 dihydroxytryptamine; 5 HT2 receptors; 5 HT3 receptors; ethanol intake; MDL 72222; nuclear accumbens; ritanserin

Indexed keywords

5,7 DIHYDROXYTRYPTAMINE; ALCOHOL; BEMESETRON; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITOR; NOMIFENSINE; RITANSERIN; SEROTONIN 2 ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN 3 ANTAGONIST;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG MECHANISM; HISTOLOGY; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

5,7-DIHYDROXYTRYPTAMINE; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANIMALS; BRAIN; ETHANOL; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RITANSERIN; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN AGENTS; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; TROPANES;

EID: 0029801152     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050123     Document Type: Article

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