Lesions of the lateral habenula increase voluntary ethanol consumption and operant self-administration, block yohimbine-induced reinstatement of ethanol seeking, and attenuate ethanol-induced conditioned taste aversion

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Haack, Andrew K ^a   Sheth, Chandni ^a   Schwager, Andrea L ^a   Sinclair, Michael S ^a   Tandon, Shashank ^a   Taha, Sharif A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

YOHIMBINE; ALCOHOL; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CONDITIONED TASTE AVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SEEKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; HABENULA; LEARNING; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECTS; LONG EVANS RAT; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TASTE DISORDER;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ETHANOL; HABENULA; MALE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; TASTE DISORDERS; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 84898822928     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092701     Document Type: Article

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