Long-term ethanol self-administration with repeated ethanol deprivation episodes changes ethanol drinking pattern and increases anxiety-related behaviour during ethanol deprivation in rats

Behavioural Pharmacology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-48

  Holter S M ^a   Engelmann, M ^a   Kirschke, C ^a   Liebsch, G ^a   Landgraf, R ^a   Spanagel, R ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Elevated plus maze; Ethanol; Oral self administration; Rat; Relapse; Repeated ethanol deprivation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; RAT; RELAPSE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ETHANOL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SELF ADMINISTRATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031910338     PISSN: 09558810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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