Participation of the endogenous opioid system in the acquisition of a prenatal ethanol-related memory: Effects on neonatal and preweanling responsiveness to ethanol

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 153-160

  Miranda Morales, R Sebastián ^a   Molina, Juan Carlos ^a,b,c   Spear, Norman E ^b   Abate, Paula ^a,c  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Ethanol reinforcement; Neonatal operant conditioning; Opioid system; Prenatal ethanol related memory

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; NALOXONE; OPIATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT; NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST; OPIATE PEPTIDE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; GESTATIONAL AGE; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; MEMORY; MILK; NEUROMODULATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; APPETITE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECTS; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REINFORCEMENT; SUCKLING ANIMAL; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; ETHANOL; FEMALE; MOTIVATION; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; OPIOID PEPTIDES; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 77953911841     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2010.04.033     Document Type: Article

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