Nicotine administration in the cholinergic basal forebrain increases alcohol consumption in C57BL/6J Mice

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1315-1320

  Sharma, Rishi ^a   Sahota, Pradeep ^a   Thakkar, Mahesh M ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Basal forebrain; Mice; Microinjection; Nicotine

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; NICOTINE;

ANIMAL; BLOOD; C57BL MOUSE; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECTS; FOREBRAIN; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANIMALS; BASAL FOREBRAIN; CHOLINERGIC NEURONS; ETHANOL; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NICOTINE;

EID: 84899457151     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acer.12353     Document Type: Article

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