γ-hydroxybutyric acid reducing effect on ethanol intake: Evidence in favour of a substitution mechanism

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 465-474

  Agabio, Roberta ^a   Colombo, Giancarlo ^b   Loche, Antonella ^c   Lobina, Carla ^a   Pani, Maria Laura ^a   Reali, Roberta ^a   Gessa, Gian Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c GET Pharmaceutical Laboratory   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ALCOHOL; TAP WATER;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; SEDATION; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; HYDROXYBUTYRATES; LOCOMOTION; MALE; RATS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031752553     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/33.5.465     Document Type: Article

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