The reduction in alcohol intake by the 5-HT(1A) agonist 8-OH DPAT and its attenuation by the α2 adrenergic antagonist idazoxan correlates with blood glucose levels

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 172-178

  Grupp, Larry A ^a,b   Lau, Vicky ^b   Harding, Stephen ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

5 HT(1A) agonist; 8 OH DPAT; Alcohol intake; Alpha 2 adrenoceptor antagonist; Blood glucose; Idazoxan; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

2 DIPROPYLAMINO 8 HYDROXYTETRALIN; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; IDAZOXAN; SEROTONIN 1A AGONIST;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

8-HYDROXY-2-(DI-N-PROPYLAMINO)TETRALIN; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; ETHANOL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; IDAZOXAN; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEROTONIN AGONISTS;

EID: 0030773467     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050388     Document Type: Article

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