Self-administration of the GABA(A) antagonist bicuculline into the ventral tegmental area in mice: Dependence on D2 dopaminergic mechanisms

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 85-90

  David, Vincent ^a   Durkin, Thomas P ^a   Cazala, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Bicuculline; Dopaminergic D2 receptors; GABA; Intracranial self administration; Mouse; Reward; Sulpiride; Ventral tegmental area

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SULPIRIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HISTOLOGY; INTERNEURON; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MAZE TEST; MESOLIMBIC DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; MICROINJECTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REWARD; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; DRUG EFFECT; INJECTION; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING;

ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; INJECTIONS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SULPIRIDE; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 0030615298     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050214     Document Type: Article

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