The hedonic impact and intake of food are increased by midazolam microinjection in the parabrachial nucleus

Brain Research

Volumn 877, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 288-297

  Söderpalm, Anna H V ^a   Berridge, Kent C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aver sive; Benzodiazepine; Food intake; Fourth ventricle; GABA; Hedonic; Microinjection; Midazolam; Nucleus of the solitary tract; Palatability; Parabrachial nucleus; Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus; Pleasure; Reward; Taste

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; MIDAZOLAM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PALATABILITY; PARABRACHIAL NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REWARD; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; TASTE; TEGMENTUM;

ANIMAL; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EATING; FOURTH VENTRICLE; MALE; MIDAZOLAM; NEURONS; PONS; QUININE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REWARD; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; SUCROSE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; TASTE;

EID: 0342409309     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(00)02691-3     Document Type: Article

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