Baclofen antagonizes intravenous self-administration of nicotine in mice and rats

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 495-498

  Fattore, Liana ^b   Cossu, Gregorio ^a   Martellotta, Maria Cristina ^a   Fratta, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ALCOHOL; BACLOFEN; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; MECAMYLAMINE; NICOTINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MISUSE; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; ISOMER; MALE; MODULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0036741304     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/37.5.495     Document Type: Article

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