Central administration of an opiate antagonist decreases oral ethanol self-administration in rats

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1468-1476

  Heyser, C J ^a   Roberts, A J ^a   Schulteis, G ^a   Koob, G F ^a  

^a FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Ethanol; Methylnaloxonium; Nucleus Accumbens; Self Administration

Indexed keywords

17 METHYLNALOXONE; ALCOHOL; OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; STEREOTAXIS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0032859353     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1999.tb04669.x     Document Type: Article

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