Antagonism by abecarnil of enhanced acetylcholine release in the rat brain during anticipation but not consumption of food

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 657-662

  Ghiani, Cristina A ^a   Dazzi, Laura ^a   Maciocco, Elisabetta ^a   Flore, Giovanna ^a   Maira, Giovanna ^a   Biggio, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abecarnil; Acetylcholine release; Cerebral cortex; Emotional state; Feeding; Hippocampus; Starvation

Indexed keywords

ABECARNIL; ACETYLCHOLINE;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FEEDING; FOOD INTAKE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STARVATION; TEST MEAL;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BICYCLO COMPOUNDS, HETEROCYCLIC; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CARBOLINES; EMOTIONS; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

ANIMALIA; HIPPOCAMPUS HIPPOCAMPUS;

EID: 0032030890     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(97)00426-7     Document Type: Article

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