Acupuncture inhibits GABA neuron activity in the ventral tegmental area and reduces ethanol self-administration

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2137-2146

  Yang, Chae Ha ^a   Yoon, Seong Shoon ^a   Hansen, David M ^b   Wilcox, Jeffrey D ^b   Blumell, Bryan R ^b   Park, Jung Jae ^b   Steffensen, Scott C ^b  

^a Daegu Haany University   (South Korea)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Dopamine; Ethanol; GABA; Opioid; Ventral Tegmental Area

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL; DELTA OPIATE RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; NALOXONE; NALTRINDOLE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ANIMALS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ETHANOL; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MALE; NALOXONE; NALTREXONE; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SUCROSE; TAIL; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

RATTUS;

EID: 78649578417     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2010.01310.x     Document Type: Article

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