Rewarding properties of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid: An evaluation through place preference paradigm

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-5

  Martellotta, Maria Cristina ^a   Fattore, Liana ^a   Cossu, Gregorio ^a   Fratta, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conditioned place preference; Gamma hydroxybutric acid; Rat

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ALCOHOL; COCAINE; OPIATE; PUTATIVE NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRAGASTRIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLACE PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REWARD; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SODIUM OXYBATE;

EID: 0030737931     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050312     Document Type: Article

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