Effects of disconnection of amygdala dopamine and nucleus accumbens N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors on ethanol-seeking behavior in mice

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 148-155

  Gremel, Christina M ^a   Cunningham, Christopher L ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Basolateral amygdala; Conditioned place preference; Conditioned reinforcement; Ethanol; Nucleus accumbens

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; ALCOHOL; DOPAMINE; FLUPENTIXOL; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PLACE PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING;

ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; ETHANOL; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FLUPENTHIXOL; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED DBA; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 72949101436     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2009.07044.x     Document Type: Article

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