Ethanol-induced dopamine elevation in the rat - Modulatory effects by subchronic treatment with nicotinic drugs

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 555, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 139-147

  Löf, Elin ^a   Chau, Pei Pei ^a   Stomberg, Rosita ^a   Söderpalm, Bo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

(Rat); Accumbens; Dopamine; Ethanol; GABA gamma amino butyric acid ; Nicotine

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DIAZEPAM; DOPAMINE; HEXAMETHONIUM; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGENT; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEDATION; SMOKING;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CORPUS STRIATUM; DIAZEPAM; DOPAMINE; ETHANOL; GABA MODULATORS; HEXAMETHONIUM; MALE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA;

EID: 33846051509     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2006.10.056     Document Type: Article

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