Unilateral inactivation of the basolateral amygdala attenuates context-induced renewal of Pavlovian-conditioned alcohol-seeking

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2751-2761

  Chaudhri, N ^a   Woods, C A ^b   Sahuque, L L ^c   Gill, T M ^c   Janak, P H ^c,d,e  

^a Concordia University ^*  (Canada)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Ethanol; Nucleus accumbens; Pavlovian conditioning; Reinstatement; Relapse

Indexed keywords

8 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 3 METHYL 5 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPIN 7 OL HYDROGEN MALEATE; ALCOHOL; BACLOFEN; MUSCIMOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASOLATERAL AMYGDALA; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DRUG SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HEMISPHERE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONED ALCOHOL SEEKING; PHARMACOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT;

EID: 84883446835     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ejn.12278     Document Type: Article

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