Effects of nimodipine and other calcium channel antagonists in alcohol-preferring AA rats

Alcohol

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 263-271

  De Beun, René ^a   Schneider, Renate ^a   Klein, Angelika ^a   Lohmann, Annette ^a   De Vry, Jean ^a  

^a MEDA Manufacturing GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

AA rats; Benzothiazepines; Dihydropyridines; Diltiazem; Ethanol intake; L Type calcium channels; Nimodipine; Phenylalkylamines; Verapamil

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ALCOHOL; BENZOTHIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; DIHYDROPYRIDINE; DILTIAZEM; FELODIPINE; ION CHANNEL; ISRADIPINE; NICARDIPINE; NIMODIPINE; NITRENDIPINE; PHENYLALKYLAMINE; VERAPAMIL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; EATING; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; MALE; NIMODIPINE; RATS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0029942479     PISSN: 07418329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0741-8329(95)02054-3     Document Type: Article

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