Changes in endocannabinoid contents in reward-related brain regions of alcohol-exposed rats, and their possible relevance to alcohol relapse

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 455-464

  González, Sara ^a   Valenti, Marta ^b   De Miguel, Rosario ^a   Fezza, Filomena ^b   Fernández Ruiz, Javier ^a   Di Marzo, Vincenzo ^b   Ramos, José A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alcohol abstinence; Alcohol addiction; Alcohol intake; CB 1 receptors; Endocannabinoids; Reward related regions

Indexed keywords

2 ARACHIDONOYLGLYCEROL; 4 (1,1 DIMETHYLHEPTYL) 1',2',3',4',5',6' HEXAHYDRO 2,3' DIHYDROXY 6' (3 HYDROXYPROPYL)BIPHENYL; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ALCOHOL; ANANDAMIDE; CANNABINOID; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR AGONIST; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; DOPAMINE; DRONABINOL; RIMONABANT;

ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION; FOREBRAIN; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIPPOCAMPUS; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; RELAPSE; REWARD;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; BRAIN; ENDOCANNABINOIDS; ETHANOL; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB1; RECURRENCE; REWARD;

EID: 7544228897     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0705963     Document Type: Article

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