Muscarinic receptor antagonism in the basolateral amygdala blocks acquisition of cocaine-stimulus association in a model of relapse to cocaine-seeking behavior in rats

Neuroscience

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 477-483

  See, R E ^a   McLaughlin, J ^a   Fuchs, R A ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Conditioned; Cue; Reinstatement; Scopolamine; Self administration

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SCOPOLAMINE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; INFUSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TRAINING;

EID: 0037459788     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(02)00665-6     Document Type: Article

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