The GABA(B) agonist baclofen modifies cocaine self-administration in rats

Behavioural Pharmacology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 195-206

  Shoaib, M ^a,b   Swanner, L S ^a   Beyer, C E ^a   Goldberg, S R ^a   Schindler, C W ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baclofen; Cocaine; Rat; Self administration

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BACLOFEN; COCAINE; GABOXADOL; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FOOD INTAKE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; ANIMAL; BRAIN; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; FOOD; HISTOLOGY; INJECTION; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MICROINJECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; BACLOFEN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; COCAINE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FOOD; GABA AGONISTS; INJECTIONS; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031597453     PISSN: 09558810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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