The motivation for beer in rats: Effects of ritanserin, naloxone and SR 141716

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 302-308

  Gallate, Jason E ^a   McGregor, Iain S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Beer; Craving; Naloxone; Rat; Ritanserin; SR 141716

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; NALOXONE; RIMONABANT; RITANSERIN; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LICKING; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANIMALS; BEER; ETHANOL; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; PIPERIDINES; PYRAZOLES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RITANSERIN; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS;

EID: 0032901227     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050893     Document Type: Article

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