Dose-dependent transitions in nucleus accumbens cell firing and behavioral responding during cocaine self-administration sessions in rats

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 277, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 385-393

  Carelli, Regina M ^a   Deadwyler, Sam A ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

8 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 3 METHYL 5 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPIN 7 OL HYDROGEN MALEATE; COCAINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CELL ACTIVITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TISSUE PERFUSION;

(R)-2,3,4,5-TETRAHYDRO-8-CHLORO-3-METHYL-5-PHENYL-1H-3-BENZAZEPIN-7-OL; ANIMALS; COCAINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030435337     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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