Intrahippocampal nicotine in alcohol drinking rats - Effects on lever-press response

European Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-49

  García Rebollo, Yolanda ^a   Darbra, Sònia ^a   Nuria Ferre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chronic voluntary ethanol; Hippocampus; Mecamylamine; Nicotine; Shaping

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; MECAMYLAMINE; NICOTINE;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MECAMYLAMINE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 9644301163     PISSN: 0924977X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2004.05.005     Document Type: Article

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