Chronic Ethanol Drinking by Alcohol-preferring Rats Increases the Sensitivity of the Mesolimbic Dopamine System to the Reinforcing and Stimulating Effects of Cocaine

Chronic Ethanol Drinking by Alcohol-preferring Rats Increases the Sensitivity of the Mesolimbic Dopamine System to the Reinforcing and Stimulating Effects of Cocaine

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) === Alcohol and cocaine are commonly co-abused drugs, and those meeting criteria for both cocaine and alcohol use disorders experience more severe behavioral and health consequences than those with a single disorder. Chronic alcohol (ethanol)...

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Main Author: Oster, Scott M.
Other Authors: Murphy, James M.
Language:en_US
Published: 2013
Subjects:
alcohol
ethanol
cocaine
dopamine
mesolimbic
nucleus accumbens
ventral tegmental area
VTA
rat
alcohol-preferring
microdialysis
intracranial
ICSA
Alcohol > Physiological effect
Ethanol > Physiological effect
Rats > Behavior > Experiments
Alcoholism > Treatment > Research
Dopamine > Receptors > Pathophysiology
Cocaine > Physiological effect
Neurotransmitter receptors
Brain microdialysis
Mesencephalic tegmentum > Research
Nucleus accumbens
Brain stimulation
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1805/3440

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http://hdl.handle.net/1805/3440

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