Activation of ventral tegmental GABA(B) receptors inhibits morphine-induced place preference in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 313, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 169-173

  Tsuji, Minoru ^a   Nakagawa, Yutaka ^a   Ishibashi, Yoshinori ^a   Yoshii, Toshio ^a   Takashima, Toshiyuki ^a   Shimada, Mitsuya ^b   Suzuki, Tsutomu ^c  

^a Exp Biomed Res Inc   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HOSHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

GABA(B) receptor; Morphine; Place conditioning; Reward; Ventral tegmental area

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYSACLOFEN; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BACLOFEN; BICUCULLINE; MORPHINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLACE PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

EID: 0030591772     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(96)00642-5     Document Type: Article

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