Nucleus accumbens opioid, GABAergic, and dopaminergic modulation of palatable food motivation: Contrasting effects revealed by a progressive ratio study in the rat

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 202-211

  Zhang, Min ^a,b   Balmadrid, Christian ^a   Kelley, Ann E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AMPHETAMINE; DOPAMINE; ENKEPHALIN[2 DEXTRO ALANINE 4 METHYLPHENYLALANINE 5 GLYCINE]; MUSCIMOL; OPIATE; OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FOOD PREFERENCE; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR CONTROL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PALATABILITY; RAT; REINFORCEMENT;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; CARBOHYDRATES; DEXTROAMPHETAMINE; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENKEPHALIN, ALA(2)-MEPHE(4)-GLY(5)-; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GABA AGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MALE; MOTIVATION; MUSCIMOL; NARCOTICS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037382409     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7044.117.2.202     Document Type: Article

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