Alcohol consumption is enhanced after naltrexone treatment

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 260-264

  Juárez, Jorge ^a   Eliana, Barrios De Tomasi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Naltrexone; Opioid Antagonist; Voluntary Alcohol Intake

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; NALTREXONE; OPIATE RECEPTOR; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DRINKING; EATING; MALE; NALTREXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; RATS; RATS, INBRED WF; RECEPTORS, OPIOID;

RATTUS;

EID: 33846527225     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2006.00313.x     Document Type: Article

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