Discrete versus cumulative dosing in dose-response discrimination studies

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 326, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 113-118

  Schechter, Martin D ^a  

^a NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Cumulative dosing; Dose response; Drug discrimination; MDMA (3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine); Rat

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; COCAINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DISCRIMINATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030924659     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)85404-0     Document Type: Article

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