Phencyclidine-like discriminative stimulus effects of polyamine modulators of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor activity in rats

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 253, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-56

  Nicholson, Katherine L ^a   Balster, Robert L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arcaine; Drug discrimination; N methyl D aspartate Receptor; Phencyclidine; Polyamines; Rats; Spermidine; Spermine

Indexed keywords

ARCAINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PHENCYCLIDINE; POLYAMINE; SPERMIDINE; SPERMINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS; DRUG DISCRIMINATION; DRUG EFFECT; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMALS; BIGUANIDES; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHENCYCLIDINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SPERMIDINE; SPERMINE;

EID: 0032575535     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(98)00606-5     Document Type: Article

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