The CRF1 receptor antagonist antalarmin attenuates yohimbine-induced increases in operant alcohol self-administration and reinstatement of alcohol seeking in rats

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 195, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 345-355

  Marinelli, Peter W ^a   Funk, Douglas ^a   Juzytsch, Walter ^a   Harding, Stephen ^a   Rice, Kenner C ^b   Shaham, Yavin ^b   Le A D ^a,c,d  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol self administration; Alpha 2 adrenoceptors; Corticosterone; CRF; CRF1 receptor; Noradrenaline; Reinstatement; Relapse; Stress

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTALARMIN; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR ANTAGONIST; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR 1; YOHIMBINE; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR; CRF RECEPTOR TYPE 1; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; ADDICTION; ANIMAL; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; WISTAR RAT;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; MALE; PYRIMIDINES; PYRROLES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; SELF ADMINISTRATION; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 36349035455     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-007-0905-x     Document Type: Article

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