Ethanol oral self-administration is increased in mutant mice with decreased β-endorphin expression

Brain Research

Volumn 835, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 62-67

  Grisel, Judith E ^a   Mogil, Jeffrey S ^b   Grahame, Nicholas J ^c   Rubinstein, Marcelo ^d   Belknap, John K ^e   Crabbe, John C ^e   Low, Malcolm J ^f  

^a FURMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^e PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

endorphin; C57BL 6 mouse; Endogenous opioid; Null mutant; Oral self administration

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BETA ENDORPHIN;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALLELES; ANIMALS; BETA-ENDORPHIN; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MUTATION; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN;

EID: 0033578239     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01384-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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