Pharmacological modulation of mGluR7 with AMN082 and MMPIP exerts specific influences on alcohol consumption and preference in rats

Addiction Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 235-247

  Bahi, Amine ^a   Fizia, Katharina ^a   Dietz, Monika ^a   Gasparini, Fabrizio ^b   Flor, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alcohol; AMN082; L glutamate; mGluR7; MMPIP; two bottle choice

Indexed keywords

6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL) 5 METHYL 3 (4 PYRIDNYL)ISOXAZOLO[4,5 C]PYRIDIN 4(5H) ONE; ALCOHOL; AMN 082; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR 7; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR AGONIST; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; N,N' DIBENZYLHYDRYLETHANE 1,2 DIAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANIMALS; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; ETHANOL; FOOD PREFERENCES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PYRIDONES; QUININE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE; SACCHARIN; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SWEETENING AGENTS; TASTE;

EID: 84857645587     PISSN: 13556215     EISSN: 13691600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-1600.2010.00310.x     Document Type: Article

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