mGlu5 receptors are involved in the discriminative stimulus effects of self-administered ethanol in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 551, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 71-75

  Besheer, Joyce ^a   Stevenson, Rebekah A ^a   Hodge, Clyde W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Discriminative stimulus; Drug discrimination; Ethanol intake; Metabotropic glutamate receptors; Self administration

Indexed keywords

2 METHYL 6 (PHENYLETHYNYL)PYRIDINE; ALCOHOL; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR 5; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; 6 METHYL 2 (PHENYLETHYNYL)PYRIDINE; 6-METHYL-2-(PHENYLETHYNYL)PYRIDINE; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DOSE RESPONSE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECT; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LONG EVANS RAT; METABOLISM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; MALE; PYRIDINES; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RECEPTORS, METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE; SELF ADMINISTRATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33750448347     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2006.08.071     Document Type: Article

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