Effect of di-amphetamine injected into N. Accumbens on ethanol self-administration in the rat

Conference · Mon Mar 11 00:00:00 EST 1991 · FASEB Journal (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology); (United States)

OSTI ID:5371332

Samson, H H; Tolliver, G A; Haraguchi, M ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Washington, Seattle (United States)

Adult, male Long-Evans rats were initiated to lever press with 10% (v/v) ethanol reinforcement using the sucrose-fading technique. Following initiation and the development of stable ethanol self-administration behavior, bilateral cannula guides directed at the N.Accumbens were surgically implanted. Following recovery, the animals received microinjections once a week of either saline, 4, 10 or 20 ug/brain of dl-amphetamine sulfate dissolved in saline. Injections were 10 minutes prior to the daily 30min ethanol self-administration session.; At all doses tested, amphetamine had no significant effect upon the number of responses or ethanol. Reinforcements received during the session. However, a clear alteration in the pattern of responding was found at the 10 and 20 ug dose, with some animals showing effects at 4 ug. This alteration in response pattern with no effect upon total responding is different from prior work using systemic amphetamine injections, where both pattern and number of responses were affected. The data suggest that some but not all of the systemic effects could be related to amphetamine's actions on the N. Accumbens.

• OSTI ID: 5371332
• Report Number(s): CONF-9104107-; CODEN: FAJOE
• Journal Information: FASEB Journal (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology); (United States), Vol. 5:4; Conference: 75. annual meeting of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), Atlanta, GA (United States), 21-25 Apr 1991; ISSN 0892-6638
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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