Effects of nimodipine on extracellular dopamine levels in the rat nucleus accumbens in ethanol withdrawal

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1361-1369

  Rossetti, Z L ^a   Isola, Daniela ^c   De Vry, J ^b   Fadda, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b BAYER AG   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Dihydropyridines; Dopamine; Ethanol abstinence syndrome; Ethanol withdrawal; L type calcium channels; Microdialysis; Nimodipine; Nucleus accumbens shell

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; DOPAMINE; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; NIMODIPINE;

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0032815470     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3908(99)00039-8     Document Type: Article

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