Adrenalectomy prevents the development of alcohol preference in male rats

Alcohol

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 233-238

  Lamblin, F ^a   De Witte, Ph ^a  

^a Laboratory of Psychobiology   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adrenalectomy; Corticosterone; Free choice; Pulmonary alcoholization

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENALECTOMY; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 0029921619     PISSN: 07418329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0741-8329(95)02043-8     Document Type: Article

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