| Literature DB >> 8093596 |
H H Samson1, C W Hodge, G A Tolliver, M Haraguchi.
Abstract
Rats initiated to self-administer 10% ethanol (v/v) in an operant situation using the sucrose-substitution technique received bilateral n. accumbens or caudate nucleus microinjections of d-amphetamine (4, 10, and 20 micrograms/brain), quinpirole (4 micrograms/brain), and/or raclopride (0.1, 0.5, and 1.0 micrograms/brain). Only microinjections into the n. accumbens produced changes in rate and pattern of responding. With d-amphetamine, an increase in total responding and a slowing of initial response rate was seen, whereas with raclopride administration a dose-related decrease in total responding was observed with no alteration in momentary response rates. Drug-dependent behavioral rate and pattern differences suggest that DA activity in the n. accumbens influences ethanol reinforced behavior.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8093596 DOI: 10.1016/0361-9230(93)90049-h
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Brain Res Bull ISSN: 0361-9230 Impact factor: 4.077