Reducing effect of the positive allosteric modulator of the GABA B receptor, GS39783, on alcohol self-administration in alcohol-preferring rats

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 171-178

  Maccioni, Paola ^a,b   Pes, Daniela ^a,b   Orrù, Alessandro ^a   Froestl, Wolfgang ^c   Gessa, Gian Luigi ^b   Carai, Mauro A M ^b   Colombo, Giancarlo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alcohol reinforcing properties; Alcohol self administration; Baclofen; GS39783; Positive allosteric modulator of the GABAB receptor; Sardinian alcohol preferring (sP) rats

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; GS 39783; SUCROSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALLOSTERIC REGULATION; ANIMALS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; CYCLOPENTANES; ETHANOL; GABA MODULATORS; MALE; PYRIMIDINES; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 34347395545     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-007-0776-1     Document Type: Article

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