A preliminary examination of some effects of cocaine on within-session patterns of responding

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 9-20

  Rolla, John M ^a   McSweeney, Frances K ^b   Meil, William M ^b   Hinson, John M ^b   See, Ronald E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Fixed ratio; Self administration; Stereotypy; Variable interval

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 0029980848     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0376-6357(95)00068-2     Document Type: Article

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