Discriminative stimulus effects of S(-)-methcathinone (CAT): A potent stimulant drug of abuse

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 250-256

  Young, Richard ^a   Glennon, Richard A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Drug discrimination; Fenfluramine; Haloperidol; Methcathinone; Rat; Stimulants

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; FENFLURAMINE; HALOPERIDOL; METHCATHINONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DOPAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; USSR;

AMPHETAMINE; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; COCAINE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FENFLURAMINE; HALOPERIDOL; MALE; PROPIOPHENONES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0031797490     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050765     Document Type: Article

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