Increased motivation for beer in rats following administration of a cannabinoid CB1 receptor agonist

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 370, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 233-240

  Gallate, Jason E ^a   Saharov, Tanya ^a   Mallet, Paul E ^a   McGregor, Iain S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beer; Cannabinoid; Cannabis; CP 55,940; Naloxone; Self administration; SR 141716; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

4 (1,1 DIMETHYLHEPTYL) 1',2',3',4',5',6' HEXAHYDRO 2,3' DIHYDROXY 6' (3 HYDROXYPROPYL)BIPHENYL; ALCOHOL; CANNABINOID; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR AGONIST; CANNABIS; NALOXONE; SUCROSE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ANIMALS; BEER; CANNABINOIDS; CYCLOHEXANOLS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHANOL; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NALOXONE; PIPERIDINES; PYRAZOLES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, CANNABINOID; RECEPTORS, DRUG; RECEPTORS, OPIOID; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SUCROSE;

EID: 0032952420     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(99)00170-3     Document Type: Article

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