GABA mechanisms in the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus influence particular aspects of nicotine self-administration selectively in the rat

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 190-197

  Ahmed, Serge H ^a   Walker, John R ^a   Koob, George F ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Baclofen; Cocaine; GABA; Muscimol; Nicotine; Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus; Progressive ratio schedule; Reinforcement; Self administration

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; BACLOFEN; COCAINE; DIHYDRO BETA ERYTHROIDINE; MUSCIMOL; NICOTINE; PROTEIN FOS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NUCLEUS; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; COCAINE; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GABA AGONISTS; MALE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SELF ADMINISTRATION; TEGMENTUM MESENCEPHALI;

EID: 0034750874     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130100869     Document Type: Article

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