The effects of the GABA(B) agonist baclofen on the temporal and structural characteristics of ethanol intake

Alcohol

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 231-240

  Smith, Brian R ^a   Boyle, Alan E L ^b   Amit, Zalman ^a  

^a and Applied Physiology   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Baclofen; GABA; GABA(B) receptor Ethanol Voluntary ethanol intake; Microstructural analysis

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALCOHOL; BACLOFEN;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANIMALS; BACLOFEN; DRINKING; EATING; ETHANOL; GABA AGONISTS; KINETICS; MALE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032895383     PISSN: 07418329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-8329(98)00053-6     Document Type: Article

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