Serotonergic modulation of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-elicited reduction of response rate but not rewarding threshold in accumbal self-stimulation

Brain Research

Volumn 744, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 351-357

  Lin, Hui Qiang ^a   Jackson, David M ^c   Atrens, Dale M ^b   Christie, MacDonald J ^a   McGregor, Iain S ^b  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Behav and Biochemical Pharmacology   (Sweden)

Author keywords

3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA); 5 HT; cocaine; D amphetamine; methysergide; performance; reinforcement; self stimulation

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE; COCAINE; METHYSERGIDE; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REWARD; SELF STIMULATION; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; MALE; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REWARD; SELF STIMULATION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SEROTONIN;

EID: 0031016242     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(96)01210-3     Document Type: Article

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