Effects of the self-administration of ethanol and ethanol/sucrose on rates of local cerebral glucose utilization in rats

Brain Research

Volumn 791, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 18-26

  Porrino, Linda J ^a   Whitlow, Christopher T ^a   Samson, Herman H ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

2 14C deoxyglucose method; Cerebral metabolism; Ethanol; Reinforcement; Self administration; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DEOXYGLUCOSE; DRUG VEHICLE; GLUCOSE; SUCROSE; WATER;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLUCOSE BRAIN LEVEL; GLUCOSE UTILIZATION; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; SUGAR INTAKE; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN; DEOXYGLUCOSE; ETHANOL; GLUCOSE; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SUCROSE;

EID: 0032571757     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)01519-9     Document Type: Article

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