Reduction by the positive allosteric modulator of the GABAB receptor, GS39783, of alcohol self-administration in sardinian alcohol-preferring rats exposed to the "sipper" procedure

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Volumn , Issue JUL, 2010, Pages

  Maccioni, Paola ^a   Flore, Paolo ^b   Carai, Mauro A M ^a   Mugnaini, Claudia ^c   Pasquini, Serena ^c   Corelli, Federico ^c   Gessa, Gian Luigi ^a   Colombo, Giancarlo ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alcohol seeking and taking behavior; GS39783; Positive allosteric modulator of the GABAB receptor; Sardinian alcohol preferring (sP) rats; Sipper procedure of alcohol self administration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861742811     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16640640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2010.00020     Document Type: Article

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