Alcohol
Volume 31, Issue 3 , Pages 155-160 , November 2003

Central neuropeptide Y alters ethanol-induced sedation,but not ethanol intake, in C57BL/6 mice

  • Todd E. Thiele

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology and the Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,Davie Hall, CB#3270, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3270, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-919-966-1519; fax: +1-919-962-2537.
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  • Dennis R. Sparta

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology and the Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,Davie Hall, CB#3270, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3270, USA
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  • Jon R. Fee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology and the Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,Davie Hall, CB#3270, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3270, USA
    • ,
  • Montserrat Navarro

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurociencia y Ciencias de la Salud, University of Almeria, 04120 Almeria, Spain
    • ,
  • Inmaculada Cubero

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurociencia y Ciencias de la Salud, University of Almeria, 04120 Almeria, Spain

Received 22 May 2003 ,Revised 20 August 2003 ,Accepted 21 August 2003.

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PII: S0741-8329(03)00195-2

doi: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2003.08.004

Alcohol
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