Effects of the calcium channel blocker nimodipine on nicotine-induced locomotion in rats

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 359-361

  Hart, Carl ^a   Kisro, Noelle A ^a   Robinson, Stacy L ^a   Ksir, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

calcium antagonists; dopamine; locomotor activity; nicotine; nimodipine

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; NICOTINE; NIMODIPINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; NIMODIPINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0029987526     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050145     Document Type: Article

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