Intra-amygdala muscimol decreases operant ethanol self-administration in dependent rats

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1289-1298

  Roberts, Amanda J ^a   Cole, Maury ^a   Koob, George F ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dependence; Ethanol; GABA; Muscimol; Self administration

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALCOHOL; MUSCIMOL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ALCOHOL INTERACTION; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT;

ALCOHOLISM; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MALE; MOTIVATION; MUSCIMOL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SELF ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029910859     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1996.tb01125.x     Document Type: Article

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