Infusion of gliotoxins or a gap junction blocker in the prelimbic cortex increases alcohol preference in Wistar rats

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 551-558

  Miguel Hidalgo, J ^a   Shoyama, Y ^b   Wanzo, V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Box 127 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Astrocytes; Glia; Prefrontal cortex; Rat model

Indexed keywords

18ALPHA GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; AMINOADIPIC ACID; FLUOROCITRIC ACID; LEVO ALPHA AMINOADIPIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 18ALPHA-GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; 2 AMINOADIPIC ACID; 2,2 DIFLUOROCITRIC ACID; 2,2-DIFLUOROCITRIC ACID; CITRIC ACID; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLIOTOXIN; GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUID INTAKE; MALE; NERVE CELL LESION; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TASTE PREFERENCE; ANIMAL; CELL JUNCTION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECT; GLIA; METABOLISM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; WISTAR RAT;

2-AMINOADIPIC ACID; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CITRATES; GAP JUNCTIONS; GLIOTOXIN; GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; MALE; NEUROGLIA; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 85045129269     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881108091074     Document Type: Article

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