Experimental findings in the study of the reduction of alcohol intake

Autor: Saloua Hammoumi, Mickaël Naassila, Martine Daoust
Přispěvatelé: Naassila, Mickael, UFR de Médecine-Pharmacie de Rouen, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)
Rok vydání: 1997
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Zdroj: European Neuropsychopharmacology
European Neuropsychopharmacology, Elsevier, 1997, 7 Suppl 3, pp.S337-40
ISSN: 0924-977X
1873-7862
DOI: 10.1016/s0924-977x(97)00066-7
Popis: International audience; Alcohol dependence represents a major problem in public health and different animal models of dependence have been developed in rodents with the aim of studying the mechanisms of alcohol abuse. Different ways of animal alcoholisation have been established. They permit a better understanding of which neurotransmitter system is involved in the regulation of alcohol dependence. Considerable attention has been given to the role of serotonin in the control of both alcohol craving and alcohol related pathologies, i.e. anxiety, aggression or memory loss. In conclusion, the use of animal models of alcohol abuse facilitates the understanding of alcohol behavior and permits the development of new therapeutic agents.
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