The role of nucleus accumbens shell GABA receptors on ventral tegmental area intracranial self-stimulation and a potential role for the 5-HT 2C receptor

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1661-1675

  Hayes, Dave J ^a,b   Hoang, John ^a   Greenshaw, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

5 HT 2C receptor; GABA A receptor; GABA B receptor; intracranial self stimulation (ICSS); locomotor activity; nucleus accumbens (NAc); rats; reward; ventral tegmental area (VTA)

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 8,9 DICHLORO 2,3,4,4A TETRAHYDRO 1H PYRAZINO[1,2 A]QUINOXALIN 5(6H) ONE; AMPHETAMINE; BACLOFEN; MUSCIMOL; PICROTOXIN; SEROTONIN 2C RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REWARD; SELF STIMULATION; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; BACLOFEN; EATING; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCIMOL; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PYRAZINES; QUINOXALINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2C; RECEPTORS, GABA; SELF STIMULATION; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 84856378784     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881110389212     Document Type: Article

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