μ-Opioid receptor knockout mice do not self-administer alcohol

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 293, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1002-1008

  Roberts, Amanda J ^a   McDonald, Jeffrey S ^a   Heyser, Charles J ^a,b   Kieffer, Brigitte L ^a,c   Matthes, Hans W D ^a,c   Koob, George F ^a   Gold, Lisa H ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; TASTE AVERSION;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANIMALS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0034126517     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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