Selectivity in the generalization profile in baboons trained to discriminate lorazepam: Benzodiazepines, barbiturates and other sedative/anxiolytics

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 282, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1442-1457

  Ator, Nancy A ^a,b   Griffiths, Roland R ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPRAZOLAM; AMOBARBITAL; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BROMAZEPAM; CHLORAL HYDRATE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CLOMETHIAZOLE; DIAZEPAM; HEXOBARBITAL; LORAZEPAM; MEPROBAMATE; METHAQUALONE; METHOHEXITAL; METHYPRYLON; MIDAZOLAM; NORDAZEPAM; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; SECOBARBITAL; SEDATIVE AGENT; TEMAZEPAM; TRIAZOLAM; TRICLOFOS; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BABOON; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DISCRIMINATION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; CHLORAL HYDRATE; CHLORMETHIAZOLE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; LORAZEPAM; MALE; MEPROBAMATE; PAPIO;

EID: 0030932023     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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