Withdrawal syndrome from γ-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) and 1,4-butanediol (1,4-BD) in Sardinian alcohol-preferring rats

Brain Research Protocols

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 75-78

  Carai, Mauro A M ^a   Quang, Lawrence S ^b   Atzeri, Sergio ^a   Lobina, Carla ^a   Maccioni, Paola ^a   Orrù, Alessandro ^a   Gessa, Gian Luigi ^a,c   Maher, Timothy J ^d   Colombo, Giancarlo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

hydroxybutyric acid (GHB); 1,4 butanediol (1,4 BD); Sardinian alcohol preferring (sP) rats; Withdrawal syndrome

Indexed keywords

1,4 BUTANEDIOL; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; 5,5 DIMETHYL 2 MORPHOLINEACETIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDIOGENIC SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG INTOXICATION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; MALE; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ANIMALS; BUTYLENE GLYCOLS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HYDROXYBUTYRATES; MALE; MORPHOLINES; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 20444437314     PISSN: 1385299X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresprot.2005.04.001     Document Type: Article

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