Differential tolerance to the effects of chlordiazepoxide on unpunished and punished operant responding following chronic treatment

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 593-601

  Shumsky, Jed S ^a   Lucki, Irwin ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine; Chlordiazepoxide; Conflict responding; Rat; Tolerance; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG TOLERANCE; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNISHMENT; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

EID: 0029866868     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0091-3057(95)02056-X     Document Type: Article

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