Ethanol and Caffeine effects on social interaction and recognition in mice: Involvement of adenosine A2A and A1 receptors

Ethanol and Caffeine effects on social interaction and recognition in mice: Involvement of adenosine A2A and A1 receptors

Ethanol and caffeine are frequently consumed in combination and have opposite effects on the adenosine system: ethanol metabolism leads to an increase in adenosine levels, while caffeine is a non-selective adenosine A1/A2A receptor antagonist. These receptors are highly expressed in striatum and olf...

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Main Authors: Laura López-Cruz, Noemí San-Miguel, Pilar Bayarri, Younis Baqui, Christa Elisabeth Müller, John D Salamone, Merce Correa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
Adenosine
Anxiety
Ethanol
Social Memory
Social exploration
caffeine.
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00206/full

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