Deletion of the GABAA α2-subunit does not alter self administration of cocaine or reinstatement of cocaine seeking

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 231, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 2695-2703

  Dixon, C I ^a   Halbout, B ^a,b   King, S L ^a   Stephens, D N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Cue; GABA; GABRA2; Reinstatement

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR ALPHA2; COCAINE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; GABRA2 PROTEIN, MOUSE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SEEKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; GENE DELETION; GENE INTERACTION; GENOTYPE; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LEVER PRESSING; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD; STIMULUS RESPONSE; WILD TYPE; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; DOSE RESPONSE; GENETICS;

ANIMALS; COCAINE; CUES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG-SEEKING BEHAVIOR; GENOTYPE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REWARD; SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84903266363     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-014-3443-3     Document Type: Article

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