Rat strain differences in open-field behavior and the locomotor stimulating and rewarding effects of amphetamine

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 813-818

  Stöhr, Thomas ^a   Wermeling, Doris Schulte ^a   Weiner, Ina ^a   Feldon, Joram ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Conditioned place preference; Fischer rat; Lewis rat; Open field

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HABITUATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MESOLIMBIC DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PLACE PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STRESS;

AMPHETAMINE; ANIMALS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; RATS, INBRED LEW; REWARD; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032053164     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(97)00542-X     Document Type: Article

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