Effect of prazosin and guanfacine on stress-induced reinstatement of alcohol and food seeking in rats

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 218, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 89-99

  Le A D ^a,b,c   Funk, Douglas ^a   Juzytsch, Walter ^a   Coen, Kathleen ^a   Navarre, Brittany M ^d   Cifani, Carlo ^d   Shaham, Yavin ^d  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol self administration; Alpha 1 adrenoceptors; Alpha 2 adrenoceptors; Diet; Noradrenaline; Reinstatement; Relapse; Stress

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; GUANFACINE; PRAZOSIN; YOHIMBINE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOTSHOCK; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; STRESS; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-2 RECEPTOR AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GUANFACINE; MALE; PRAZOSIN; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RATS, WISTAR; RECURRENCE; SELF ADMINISTRATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 82955196823     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-011-2178-7     Document Type: Article

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