Tolerance to the anticonflict effect of diazepam: importance of methodological considerations

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-66

  Smith, Randy L ^a   Barrett, Robert J ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiolytics; Benzodiazepines; Conflict behavior; Diazepam; Tolerance; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG TOLERANCE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ANIMAL; CONFLICT; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; REINFORCEMENT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DIAZEPAM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG TOLERANCE; FOOD; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0030612078     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(96)00460-1     Document Type: Article

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