Wistar rats acquire and maintain self-administration of 20 % ethanol without water deprivation, saccharin/sucrose fading, or extended access training

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 231, Issue 23, 2014, Pages 4561-4568

  Augier, E ^a   Flanigan, M ^a   Dulman, R S ^a   Pincus, A ^a   Schank, J R ^a   Rice, K C ^b   Kejun, C ^b   Heilig, M ^a   Tapocik, J D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; EtOH; Self administration

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; NALTREXONE; SACCHARIN; SUCROSE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; MOTIVATION; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD; WATER DEPRIVATION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; ETHANOL; MALE; MOTIVATION; NALTREXONE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REWARD; SACCHARIN; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SUCROSE; WATER DEPRIVATION;

EID: 84939881753     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-014-3605-3     Document Type: Article

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