Manipulations of serotonin function in the nucleus accumbens core produce differential effects on ethanol and sucrose seeking and intake

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1146-1155

  Czachowski, Cristine L ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appetitive; Ethanol; Nucleus Accumbens Core; Seeking; Self administration; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

2 DIPROPYLAMINO 8 HYDROXYTETRALIN; 4 (4 METHYL 1 PIPERAZINYL) 7 TRIFLUOROMETHYLPYRROLO[1,2 A]QUINOXALINE; ALCOHOL; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 1A AGONIST; SEROTONIN 1B AGONIST; SUCROSE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SUGAR INTAKE; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CUES; MALE; MOTIVATION; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SEROTONIN; SUCROSE;

EID: 23044498154     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ALC.0000171944.50381.86     Document Type: Article

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