Effects of microinjection of the D2 dopamine antagonist raclopride into the ventral tegmental area on ethanol and sucrose self-administration

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 421-426

  Samson, Herman H ^a   Chappell, Ann M ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Raclopride; Self Administration; VTA

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; RACLOPRIDE; SUCROSE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032914575     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1999.tb04132.x     Document Type: Article

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