Reinforcing effects of caffeine, ephedrine, and their binary combination in rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 685-693

  Briscoe, Richard J ^a,b   Vanecek, Susan A ^a   Vallett, Mary ^a   Baird, Theodore J ^a   Holloway, Frank A ^a   Gauvin, David V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse liability; Caffeine; Cocaine; Drug combinations; Ephedrine; Fixed ratio; Progressive ratio; Self administration

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; CAFFEINE; COCAINE; EPHEDRINE; PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; CAFFEINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; COCAINE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EPHEDRINE; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031858418     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(98)00041-0     Document Type: Article

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