Ethanol preference behaviour and dopamine release in the rat.
The development of ethanol preference behaviour in rats is connected with a decrease of dopamine release from striatum slices seen after alcohol cessation. The inhibition of dopamine release vanishes spontaneously within a few days. Restitution is highly accelerated by piracetam, exhibiting similarities to posthypoxic membrane damages.
D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000662:Amphetamines / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D005518:Food Preferences; D008297:Male; D010889:Piracetam / Q000494:pharmacology; D011188:Potassium / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
D000662:Amphetamines; D011188:Potassium; D004298:Dopamine; D010889:Piracetam