Alphaxalone and epiallopregnanolone in rats trained to discriminate ethanol

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1621-1629

  Ginsburg, Brett C ^a   Lamb, R J ^a  

^a University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

3 ; 5 Pregnanolone; Alcohol; Drug Discrimination; Isopregnanolone; Neurosteroid

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALFAXALONE; ELTANOLONE; EPIALLOPREGNANOLONE; NEUROSTEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRAINING;

ANIMALS; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ETHANOL; MALE; PREGNANEDIONES; PREGNANOLONE; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW;

EID: 25844432910     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.alc.0000179374.39554.04     Document Type: Article

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