Prior exposure to MK-801 sensitizes rats to ethanol-induced conditioned taste aversion

Autor: Jerzy Piasecki, Przemyslaw Bienkowski, Eliza Koros, Wojciech Kostowski
Rok vydání: 1998
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Zdroj: Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire). 33(2)
ISSN: 0735-0414
Popis: Pretreatment with an uncompetitive NMDA receptor antagonist, dizocilpine (( + )MK-801; six daily injections of 0.1 or 0.2 mg/kg, i.p.) significantly enhanced subsequent 1.5 g/kg ethanol-induced conditioned taste aversion (CTA). In a control experiment, dizocilpine (0.05-0.2 mg/kg) produced only a marginal CTA. Thus, pre-exposure to low, non-aversive doses of MK-801 may sensitize rats to the aversive stimulus effects of ethanol.
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