Journal of Alcoholism & Drug Dependence

Journal of Alcoholism & Drug Dependence
Open Access

ISSN: 2329-6488

Research Article - (2015) Volume 3, Issue 3

Electrical Stimulation of the Nucleus Accumbens Shell Reduces Voluntary Ethanol Consumption in Bulbectomized Rats

Knape C1, Wetzel W2, Peters B3, Ohl FW2,4,5 and Becker A1*
1Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Leipziger Str. 44, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
2Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Brenneckestr. 6, 39118 Magdeburg, Germany
3Faculty of Medicine, Department for Biometrics and Medical Informatics, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Leipziger Str. 44, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
4Institute of Biology, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Leipziger Str. 44, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
5Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences (CBBS), Universitätsplatz 2, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany
*Corresponding Author: Becker A, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Leipziger Str. 44, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany, Tel: 49-391-671-5351, Fax: 49-391-672-90149 Email:

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