γ-hydroxybutyric acid intake in ethanol-preferring sP and - nonpreferring sNP rats

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 197-202

  Colombo, Giancarlo ^a   Agabio, Roberta ^b   Diaz, Giacomo ^b   Fà, Mauro ^b   Lobina, Carla ^b   Reali, Roberta ^b   Gessa, Gian Luigi ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

GHB preference; Induction procedure; Sardinian alcohol nonpreferring (sNP) rats; Sardinian alcohol preferring (sP) rats; Voluntary oral GHB intake; Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB)

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECT; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; SEDATION;

EID: 0031864713     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(98)00033-X     Document Type: Article

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