Role of corticotropin-releasing factor in the median raphe nucleus in yohimbine-induced reinstatement of alcohol seeking in rats

Addiction Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 448-451

  Le A D ^a,b   Funk, Douglas ^a   Coen, Kathleen ^a   Li, Zhaoxia ^a   Shaham, Yavin ^c  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol self administration; CRF receptors; d Phe CRF; median raphe nucleus; reinstatement; stress

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CLONIDINE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR ANTAGONIST; FENFLURAMINE; FLUOXETINE; SEROTONIN; YOHIMBINE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN AQUEDUCT; DRUG SEEKING BEHAVIOR; FACTORIAL DESIGN; FOREBRAIN; MEDIAN RAPHE NUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DRUG-SEEKING BEHAVIOR; ETHANOL; MALE; RAPHE NUCLEI; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF ADMINISTRATION; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 84876133416     PISSN: 13556215     EISSN: 13691600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-1600.2011.00374.x     Document Type: Article

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