Ethanol anticipation enhances dopamine efflux in the nucleus accumbens of alcohol-preferring (P) but not Wistar rats

Behavioural Pharmacology

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 669-674

  Katner, S N ^a   Kerr, T M ^a   Weiss, F ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol; alcohol preferring (P) rat; anticipation; dopamine; microdialysis; nucleus accumbens

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DOPAMINE; SACCHARIN; SWEETENING AGENT;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DRUG PREFERENCE; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; EXPECTATION; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030432333     PISSN: 09558810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008877-199611000-00013     Document Type: Article

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