Ghrelin Receptor (GHS-R1A) Antagonism Suppresses Both Alcohol Consumption and the Alcohol Deprivation Effect in Rats following Long-Term Voluntary Alcohol Consumption

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Suchankova, Petra ^a   Steensland, Pia ^b   Fredriksson, Ida ^b   Engel, Jörgen A ^a   Jerlhag, Elisabet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN RECEPTOR; HORMONE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; JMV 2959; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESPONSE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GHSR GENE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RETREATMENT; TREATMENT DURATION; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GHRELIN; GLYCINE; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GHRELIN; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TRIAZOLES; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 84882687705     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071284     Document Type: Article

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