Effects of amphetamine, morphine and dizocilpine (MK-801) on spontaneous alternation in the 8-arm radial maza

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 53-59

  Hölter, Sabine M ^a,b   Tzschentke, Thomas M ^b   Schmidt, Werner J ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

addiction; amphetamine; behavioural sensitization; locomotion; MK 801; perseveration; radial arm maze

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; DIZOCILPINE; MORPHINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; RAT;

AMPHETAMINE; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; MALE; MORPHINE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NARCOTICS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0030296962     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(96)00043-5     Document Type: Article

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