γ-Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) suppresses alcohol's motivational properties in alcohol-preferring rats

Alcohol

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 107-113

  Maccioni, Paola ^a,b   Pes, Daniela ^b   Fantini, Noemi ^a   Carai, Mauro A M ^b   Gessa, Gian Luigi ^b   Colombo, Giancarlo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB); Alcohol's motivational properties; Breakpoint for alcohol; Extinction responding for alcohol; Models of craving for alcohol; Sardinian alcohol preferring (sP) rats

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ALCOHOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ABSTINENCE; ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HYDROXYBUTYRATES; MALE; MOTIVATION; RATS; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; SELF ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 40749155322     PISSN: 07418329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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