Ethanol withdrawal enhances the prodynorphin system activity in the rat nucleus accumbens

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 238, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 13-16

  Przewlocka B ^a   Turchan, J ^a   Lason W ^a   Przewlocki R ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Neoendorphin; Endogenous opioid systems; Ethanol withdrawal; Nucleus accumbens; Prodynorphin mRNA; Proenkephalin mRNA; Rat

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ENDORPHIN; PRODYNORPHIN; PROENKEPHALIN;

ARTICLE; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANIMALS; ENDORPHINS; ENKEPHALINS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, KAPPA; RNA, MESSENGER; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 19244369081     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(97)00829-X     Document Type: Article

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