AMPA-receptors are involved in the expression of amphetamine-induced behavioural sensitisation, but not in the expression of amphetamine-induced conditioned activity in mice

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1131-1138

  Mead, Andy N ^a   Stephens, David N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2,3 Dihydroxy 6 nitro 7 sulfamoyl benzo f quinoxaline; Conditioning; Locomotor activity

Indexed keywords

6 NITRO 7 SULFAMOYLBENZO[F]QUINOXALINE 2,3 DIONE; AMPA RECEPTOR; AMPA RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; AMPHETAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION;

AMPHETAMINE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUINOXALINES; RECEPTORS, AMPA;

EID: 0032416806     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3908(98)00101-4     Document Type: Article

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