Novelty modulates the stimulating motor effects of ethanol in preweanling rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 448-456

  Arias, Carlos ^b   Mlewski, Estela Cecilia ^b   Miller, Stacie ^a   Molina, Juan Carlos ^a,b   Spear, Norman E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN MÉDICA MERCEDES Y MARTÍN FERREYRA   (Argentina)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Novelty; Preweanling rat; Stimulation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DOPAMINE;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOTHERMIA; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; RIGHTING REFLEX; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STRESS; WEANING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; WEANING;

RATTUS;

EID: 62249124709     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2009.01.012     Document Type: Article

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