Induction of multiple reinstatements of ethanol- and sucrose-seeking behavior in Long-Evans rats by the a-2 adrenoreceptor antagonist yohimbine

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 218, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 101-110

  Simms, Jeffrey A ^a   Richards, Jemma K ^a   Mill, Douglas ^a   Kanholm, Isabel ^a   Holgate, Joan Y ^a   Bartlett, Selena E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Animal model; Behavior; Corticosterone; Ethanol; Extinction; Glucocorticoid; Relapse; Self administration; Stress

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTERONE; SUCROSE; YOHIMBINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG SEEKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MULTIPLE REINSTATEMENT SESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RAT; RELAPSE; TRAINING;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; CORTICOSTERONE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ETHANOL; MALE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RECURRENCE; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SELF ADMINISTRATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUCROSE; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 84860388914     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-011-2451-9     Document Type: Article

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