Mario Rivera‐Meza

Ethanol as a Prodrug: Brain Metabolism of Ethanol Mediates its Reinforcing Effects

Eduardo Karahanian, Marı́a Elena Quintanilla, Lutske Tampier et al. · Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research · 2011 · 113 citations · Full text

Medicine, Neuroscience, Pharmacology +16

Mechanism of protection against alcoholism by an alcohol dehydrogenase polymorphism: development of an animal model

Mario Rivera‐Meza, Marı́a Elena Quintanilla, Lutske Tampier et al. · The FASEB Journal · 2009 · 55 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Genetics +12

Beyond the “First Hit”: Marked Inhibition by<i>N</i>-Acetyl Cysteine of Chronic Ethanol Intake But Not of Early Ethanol Intake. Parallel Effects on Ethanol-Induced Saccharin Motivation

Marı́a Elena Quintanilla, Mario Rivera‐Meza, Pablo Berríos‐Cárcamo et al. · Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research · 2016 · 43 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Neuroscience, Pharmacology +13

Salsolinol, free of isosalsolinol, exerts ethanol-like motivational/sensitization effects leading to increases in ethanol intake

Marı́a Elena Quintanilla, Mario Rivera‐Meza, Pablo Berríos‐Cárcamo et al. · Alcohol · 2014 · 42 citations · Full text

Medicine, Pharmacology, Psychology +8

(<i>R</i>)-Salsolinol, a product of ethanol metabolism, stereospecifically induces behavioral sensitization and leads to excessive alcohol intake

Marı́a Elena Quintanilla, Mario Rivera‐Meza, Pablo Berríos‐Cárcamo et al. · Addiction Biology · 2015 · 40 citations · Full text

Medicine, Neuroscience, Pharmacology +13