Stimulation of dopamine D2/D3 but not D1 receptors in the central amygdala decreases cocaine-seeking behavior

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 214, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 386-394

  Thiel, Kenneth J ^a   Wenzel, Jennifer M ^a   Pentkowski, Nathan S ^a   Hobbs, Rebecca J ^a   Alleweireldt, Andrea T ^a   Neisewander, Janet L ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

7 OH DPAT; Amygdaloid nuclei; Dopamine; Incentive motivation; Reinforcement; Reinstatement; Self administration; SKF 38393

Indexed keywords

2 DIPROPYLAMINO 7 HYDROXYTETRALIN; 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 7,8 DIHYDROXY 1 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPINE; COCAINE; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 3 RECEPTOR;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; MALE; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

2,3,4,5-TETRAHYDRO-7,8-DIHYDROXY-1-PHENYL-1H-3-BENZAZEPINE; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; COCAINE; CUES; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D1; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; SELF ADMINISTRATION; TETRAHYDRONAPHTHALENES;

EID: 77955281660     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2010.06.021     Document Type: Article

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