A limited role for ghrelin in heroin self-administration and food deprivation-induced reinstatement of heroin seeking in rats

Addiction Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 613-622

  Maric, Tia ^a   Sedki, Firas ^a   Ronfard, Benedicte ^a   Chafetz, Danielle ^a   Shalev, Uri ^a  

^a and Applied Physiology   (Canada)

Author keywords

drug seeking; ghrelin; heroin; progressive ratio schedule of reinforcement; reinstatement; self administration

Indexed keywords

BLOCKING AGENT; GHRELIN; GHRELIN RECEPTOR; LYSINE 3 GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING PEPTIDE 6; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SEEKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; SHAM PROCEDURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; CUES; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GHRELIN; HEROIN; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; MALE; MOTIVATION; NARCOTICS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84860227102     PISSN: 13556215     EISSN: 13691600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-1600.2011.00396.x     Document Type: Article

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