Role of cannabinoid CB2 receptor in the reinforcing actions of ethanol

Addiction Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 43-55

  Ortega Álvaro, Antonio ^a   Ternianov, Alexander ^a   Aracil Fernández, Auxiliadora ^b,c   Navarrete, Francisco ^b,c   García Gutiérrez, Maria Salud ^b,c   Manzanares, Jorge ^b,c  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALBACETE   (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

cannabinoid CB2 receptor; ethanol consumption; ethanol self administration; knockout mice; tyrosine hydroxylase; opioid receptor

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ARANIDIPINE; CANNABINOID 2 RECEPTOR; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; WATER; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT; MESSENGER RNA;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL METABOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECAPITATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PLACE PREFERENCE; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; REINFORCEMENT; TASTE ACUITY; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; METABOLISM;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ETHANOL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MOTIVATION; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB2; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); RNA, MESSENGER; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 84919843841     PISSN: 13556215     EISSN: 13691600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/adb.12076     Document Type: Article

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