Blockade of alcohol-induced locomotor sensitization and conditioned place preference in DBA mice by 7-nitroindazole

Brain Research

Volumn 858, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 402-407

  Itzhak, Yossef ^a   Martin, Julio L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Locomotor activity; Nitric oxide synthase; Reward; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

7 NITROINDAZOLE; ALCOHOL; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLACE PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); ETHANOL; INDAZOLES; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED DBA; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REWARD;

EID: 0034628985     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(00)01940-5     Document Type: Article

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