Antagonism of nucleus accumbens M2 muscarinic receptors disrupts operant responding for sucrose under a progressive ratio reinforcement schedule

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 127-135

  Cousens, Graham A ^a   Beckley, Jacob T ^a  

^a MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Muscarinic receptors; Nucleus accumbens; Ventral striatum

Indexed keywords

METHOCTRAMINE; MUSCARINIC M2 RECEPTOR; PIRENZEPINE; SUCROSE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APPETITE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PREPULSE INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DIAMINES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCES; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PIRENZEPINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFLEX, ACOUSTIC; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SUCROSE;

EID: 34248563475     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2007.03.036     Document Type: Article

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