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Serotonin‐3 Receptors in the Actions of Alcohol, Alcohol Reinforcement, and Alcoholism
Author(s) -
McBride William J.,
Lovinger David M.,
Machu Tina,
Thielen Richard J.,
Rodd Zachary A.,
Murphy James M.,
Roache John D.,
Johnson Bankole A.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
alcoholism: clinical and experimental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.267
H-Index - 153
eISSN - 1530-0277
pISSN - 0145-6008
DOI - 10.1097/01.alc.0000113419.99915.da
Subject(s) - alcohol , receptor , serotonin , psychology , addiction , alcohol dependence , dopamine , alcohol addiction , neuroscience , psychiatry , medicine , chemistry , biochemistry
A bstract : This article represents the proceedings of a symposium at the 2003 annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The organizers and chairs were William J. McBride and David M. Lovinger. The presentations were (1) Mechanisms of alcohol potentiation of 5‐HT 3 receptor function, by David M. Lovinger and Tina Machu; (2) Chronic alcohol drinking alters 5‐HT 3 receptors regulating the mesolimbic dopamine system, by Richard J. Thielen; (3) 5‐HT 3 receptors in the VTA regulate alcohol drinking and the reinforcing effects of alcohol, by Zachary A. Rodd and James M. Murphy; and (4) Ondansetron as a treatment for “biological” alcoholism, by John D. Roache and Bankole A. Johnson.