Effects of clozapine on latent inhibition in the rat

Behavioural Pharmacology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 42-48

  Moran, P M ^a,b   Fischer, T R ^a   Hitchcock, J M ^a   Moser, P C ^a  

^a SANOFI   (France)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Clozapine; Latent inhibition; Nicotine; Rat; Schizophrenia; Selective attention

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NICOTINE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG MECHANISM; EMOTION; LATENT INHIBITION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030070636     PISSN: 09558810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008877-199601000-00003     Document Type: Article

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