Amphetamine infusions into the prefrontal cortex attenuate the sensitization to amphetamine

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 763-773

  Ben Shahar, Osnat ^a   Ettenberg, Aaron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral sensitization; Dopamine; Locomotor behavior; Mesocorticolimbic system; Psychostimulant; Stimulant induced behavior

Indexed keywords

DEXAMPHETAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SENSITIZATION; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; RAT;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; DEXTROAMPHETAMINE; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0032126339     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-5846(98)00038-4     Document Type: Article

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