Mifepristone in the central nucleus of the amygdala reduces yohimbine stress-induced reinstatement of ethanol-seeking

Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 906-918

  Simms, Jeffrey A ^a   Haass Koffler, Carolina L ^a,b   Bito Onon, Jade ^a   Li, Rui ^a   Bartlett, Selena E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

corticosterone; ethanol; mifepristone; reinstatement; self administration; yohimbine

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; MIFEPRISTONE; SUCROSE; YOHIMBINE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASOLATERAL AMYGDALA; CENTRAL NUCLEUS (AMYGDALA); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE RELEASE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ALCOHOL-INDUCED DISORDERS, NERVOUS SYSTEM; ALCOHOLISM; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; MALE; MIFEPRISTONE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RECURRENCE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 84857061634     PISSN: 0893133X     EISSN: 1740634X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/npp.2011.268     Document Type: Article

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