Influence of melatonin or its antagonism on alcohol consumption in ethanol drinking rats: A behavioral and in vivo voltammetric study

Brain Research

Volumn 1452, Issue , 2012, Pages 39-46

  Crespi, Francesco ^a  

^a GSK   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Drinking behavior; In vivo voltammetry; Melatonin; Pineal gland

Indexed keywords

3 (1 ACETYL 3 PIPERIDINYL) 5 METHOXYINDOLE; ALCOHOL; HORMONE ANTAGONIST; MELATONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DIFFERENTIAL PULSE VOLTAMMETRY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG SEEKING BEHAVIOR; FLUID INTAKE; HORMONE INHIBITION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TASTE PREFERENCE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHANOL; INDOLES; MALE; MELATONIN; PIPERIDINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

RATTUS;

EID: 84859603313     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2011.10.050     Document Type: Article

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