Conditioned taste aversion and place preference induced by the calcium channel antagonist nimodipine in rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 657-663

  De Beun, René ^a   Lohmann, Annette ^a   De Vry, Jean ^a  

^a MEDA Manufacturing GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calcium channels; Dihydropyridines; Ethanol intake; Nimodipine; Place preference; Rats; Rewarding stimulus; Stereoselectivity; Taste aversion

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; NIMODIPINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENANTIOMER; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REWARD; TASTE AVERSION;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0030218855     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0091-3057(95)02232-5     Document Type: Article

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