The Urge to Fight: Persistent Escalation by Alcohol and Role of NMDA Receptors in Mice

The Urge to Fight: Persistent Escalation by Alcohol and Role of NMDA Receptors in Mice

Alcohol drinking, in some individuals, culminates in pathologically aggressive and violent behaviors. Alcohol can escalate the urge to fight, despite causing disruptions in fighting performance. When orally administered under several dosing conditions the current study examined in a mouse model if r...

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Main Authors: Herbert E. Covington, Emily L. Newman, Steven Tran, Lena Walton, Walae Hayek, Michael Z. Leonard, Joseph F. DeBold, Klaus A. Miczek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
alcohol
aggressive behavior
motivation
glutamate receptors
NMDA/AMPA
tolerance
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00206/full

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