Effects of calcium channel blockade on intravenous self-administration of ethanol in rats

European Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 197-203

  Kuzmin, Alexander ^a   Semenova, Svetlana ^a   Zvartau, Edvin ^a   De Vry, Jean ^b  

^a PAVLOV FIRST SAINT PETERSBURG STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b MEDA Manufacturing GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calcium channel; Ethanol; Nimodipine; Operant self administration; Rat

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CALCIUM CHANNEL; NIMODIPINE;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, N-TYPE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; DIHYDROPYRIDINES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; NIMODIPINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0032965766     PISSN: 0924977X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-977X(98)00025-X     Document Type: Article

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