Microinjections of dopaminergic agents in the nucleus accumbens affect ethanol consumption but not palatability

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 307-312

  Kaczmarek, Helen J ^a   Kiefer, Stephen W ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

d Amphetamine; Dopamine; Ethanol consumption; Nucleus accumbens; Raclopride; Rats; Taste reactivity

Indexed keywords

DEXAMPHETAMINE; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; RACLOPRIDE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HABITUATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PALATABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; TASTE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANIMALS; DEXTROAMPHETAMINE; DOPAMINE AGENTS; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RACLOPRIDE; RATS; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TASTE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034121740     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(00)00182-9     Document Type: Article

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