Pre-exposure of rats to amphetamine sensitizes self-administration of this drug under a progressive ratio schedule

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 416-422

  Mendrek, Adrianna ^a   Blaha, Charles D ^a   Phillips, Anthony G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

d Amphetamine; Drug self administration; Incentive motivation; Progressive ratio; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

DEXAMPHETAMINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; SENSITIZATION; STEREOTYPY;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DEXTROAMPHETAMINE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SELF ADMINISTRATION; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0031779304     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050530     Document Type: Article

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