title: Naltrexone blocks the post-shock increase of ethanol consumption.
abstract: Attention has recently focused on the possibility of an interaction between ethanol and the endorphin system. In this study the opiate blocker naltrexone prevents the expected post-shock increase of ethanol consumption. This provides further evidence that endogenous opiates are involved in the voluntary drinking of ethanol in rats.
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000187:drug effects*; D000818:Animals; D004597:Electroshock; D008297:Male; D009271:Naltrexone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology
chemical_list: D009271:Naltrexone