Synergistic self-administration of ethanol and cocaine directly into the posterior ventral tegmental area: Involvement of serotonin-3 receptors

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 340, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 202-209

  Ding, Zheng Ming ^a   Oster, Scott M ^b   Hauser, Sheketha R ^a   Toalston, Jamie E ^a   Bell, Richard L ^a   McBride, William J ^a   Rodd, Zachary A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 METHYL 3 INDAZOLECARBOXYLIC ACID N TROPANYLAMIDE; ALCOHOL; COCAINE; NEUROKININ 3 RECEPTOR; TROPISETRON;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; COCAINE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DRUG SYNERGISM; ETHANOL; FEMALE; INDAZOLES; INDOLES; MICROINJECTIONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN, 5-HT3; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SEROTONIN 5-HT3 RECEPTOR AGONISTS; SEROTONIN 5-HT3 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; TROPANES; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 84055178022     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: 15210103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/jpet.111.187245     Document Type: Article

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