Isradipine blocks cocaine's ability to facilitate pressing for intracranial stimulation

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1117-1122

  Gonzales, Patricia M ^a   Boswell, Karen J ^b   Hubbell, Christopher L ^a   Reid, Larry D ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SIENA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Intracranial stimulation; Isradipine; Reward

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; ISRADIPINE; PLACEBO;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; ELECTRODE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEDIAL FOREBRAIN BUNDLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; COCAINE; ISRADIPINE; MALE; MEDIAL FOREBRAIN BUNDLE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; NARCOTICS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REWARD; SELF STIMULATION;

EID: 0031431237     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(97)00334-1     Document Type: Article

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