Administration of MDMA to ethanol-deprived rats increases ethanol operant self-administration and dopamine release during reinstatement

International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 929-940

  Moreno Sanz, Guillermo ^a   O'Shea, Esther ^a   Orio, Laura ^a   Escobedo, Isabel ^a   González Cuevas, Gustavo ^a   Navarro, Miguel ^a   Isabel Colado, Maria ^a   López Moreno, José Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Addiction; Dopamine; Ethanol deprivation and reinstatement; MDMA; Operant self administration

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ALCOHOL; DOPAMINE;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ABUSE; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DOPAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ETHANOL; HALLUCINOGENS; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RATS; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SEROTONIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 69749089036     PISSN: 14611457     EISSN: 14695111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1461145709009912     Document Type: Article

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