κ-opioid receptors are implicated in the increased potency of intra-accumbens nalmefene in ethanol-dependent rats

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 61, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 35-42

  Nealey, Kathryn A ^a   Smith, Alexander W ^a   Davis, Seth M ^a   Smith, Daniel G ^b   Walker, Brendan M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LUNDBECK RESEARCH USA   (United States)

Author keywords

opioid receptor; opioid receptor; opioid receptor; Alcohol; Dependence; Dynorphin; Ethanol; Nalmefene; Nucleus accumbens shell; Self administration; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DELTA OPIATE RECEPTOR; DEXTRO PHENYLALANYLCYSTEINYLTYROSYL DEXTRO TRYPTOPHYLORNITHYLTHREONYLPENICILLAMINYLTHREONINAMIDE 2,7 DISULFIDE; DYNORPHIN; KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; NALMEFENE; NALTRINDOLE; NORBINALTORPHIMINE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CANNULA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FLUID INTAKE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; UPREGULATION; VAPORIZATION;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; ETHANOL; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; NALTREXONE; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, KAPPA; SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 79957848671     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: 18737064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2011.02.012     Document Type: Article

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