Effects of mecamylamine on alcohol consumption and preference in male C57BL/6J mice

Pharmacology

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 379-384

  Farook, Justin M ^a   Lewis, Ben ^a   Gaddis, Justin G ^a   Littleton, John M ^b   Barron, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b University of Kentucky   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; C57BL 6J mice; Mecamylamine; Preference

Indexed keywords

MECAMYLAMINE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFECT; FLUID INTAKE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRINKING; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; MALE; MECAMYLAMINE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS;

EID: 66049160668     PISSN: 00317012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000219488     Document Type: Article

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