Acetaldehyde Oral Self-Administration: Evidence from the Operant-Conflict Paradigm

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1278-1287

  Cacace, Silvana ^a   Plescia, Fulvio ^a   Barberi, Ignazio ^a   Cannizzaro, Carla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acetaldehyde; Lever pressing; Punishment; Reinforcement; Relapse

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG SEEKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; OPEN FIELD TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD;

ACETALDEHYDE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SELF ADMINISTRATION;

RATTUS;

EID: 84863779950     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01725.x     Document Type: Article

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