Microinjection of glycine into the ventral tegmental area selectively decreases ethanol consumption

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 341, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 196-204

  Li, Jing ^a   Nie, Hong ^b,c   Bian, Weiliang ^a   Dave, Vaidehi ^a   Janak, Patricia H ^b,c   Ye, Jiang Hong ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; GLYCINE; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; STRYCHNINE; SUCROSE; WATER;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS ACCESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMITTENT ACCESS; MALE; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; OPERANT SELF ADMINISTRATION; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANIMALS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; ETHANOL; GLYCINE; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 84863378450     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: 15210103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/jpet.111.190058     Document Type: Article

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