Intracranial self-stimulation in FAST and SLOW mice: Effects of alcohol and cocaine

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 220, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 719-730

  Fish, Eric W ^a,c   Robinson, J Elliott ^a   Krouse, Michael C ^a   Hodge, Clyde W ^a   Reed, Cheryl ^b   Phillips, Tamara J ^b   Malanga, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain stimulation reward; Dopamine; Ethanol; Genetics; Locomotion; Psychostimulant

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; COCAINE;

ALCOHOL USE DISORDER; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SEEKING BEHAVIOR; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FAST MICE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MEDIAL FOREBRAIN BUNDLE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD; SELF STIMULATION; SLOW MICE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; COCAINE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ETHANOL; FEMALE; MALE; MEDIAL FOREBRAIN BUNDLE; MICE; SELF STIMULATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84871885334     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-011-2523-x     Document Type: Article

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