The Dopamine β-Hydroxylase Inhibitor, Nepicastat, Reduces Different Alcohol-Related Behaviors in Rats

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2345-2353

  Colombo, Giancarlo ^a   Maccioni, Paola ^a   Vargiolu, Daniela ^a   Loi, Barbara ^a   Lobina, Carla ^a   Zaru, Alessandro ^a   Carai, Mauro A M ^a   Gessa, Gian Luigi ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking and self administration; Dopamine; Dopamine Hydroxylase inhibitor; Nepicastat; Noradrenaline; Sardinian alcohol preferring (sP) rats

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; NEPICASTAT; DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; THIOKETONE;

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CACAO; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RELAPSE; TREATMENT DURATION; ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG THERAPY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

RATTUS;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANIMALS; DOPAMINE BETA-HYDROXYLASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; IMIDAZOLES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; SELF ADMINISTRATION; THIONES;

EID: 84925941075     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acer.12520     Document Type: Article

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