The effects of the novel benzodiazepine receptor inverse agonist Ru 34000 on ethanol-maintained behaviors

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 350, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 151-158

  June, Harry L ^a   Eggers, Mary W ^a   Warren Reese, Connease ^a   DeLong, Jana ^a   Ricks Cord, Anila ^a   Durr, La Franze ^a   Cason, Charity R ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol preferring (P) rat; Benzodiazepine; Ethanol self administration; GABA(A) receptor; Ru 34000; Ru 40410

Indexed keywords

2 CYCLOPROPYLCARBONYL 5 ETHYL 7 METHOXYIMIDAZO[1,2 A]PYRIMIDINE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; FLUMAZENIL; IMIDAZOPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; SACCHARIN;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; GABA AGONISTS; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MALE; PYRIMIDINES; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 0032486084     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(98)00260-X     Document Type: Article

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