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Effects of acamprosate on sensitization to the locomotor-stimulant effects of alcohol in mice selectively bred for high and low alcohol preference.
Behavioural pharmacology - 1 Nov 2001
Chester J A, Grahame N J, Li T K, Lumeng L, Froehlich J C
Abstract excerpt
Sensitization to the locomotor-stimulant effects of drugs is thought to play an important role in the development of drug-seeking behaviour. We hypothesized that the ability of acamprosate to reduce alcohol relapse rates in recovering alcoholics, and alcohol consumption in rodents, may be related to its ability to reduce sensitization to the locomotor-stimulant effects of alcohol. The purpose of the present study...
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