Contribution of GABA(A) and GABA(B) receptors to the discriminative stimulus produced by gamma-hydroxybutyric acid

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 363-365

  Lobina, Carla ^a   Agabio, Roberta ^a   Reali, Roberta ^a   Gessa, Gian Luigi ^a   Colombo, Giancarlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Baclofen; CGP 35348; Diazepam; Discriminative stimulus effects; Drug discrimination; GABA(B) and GABA(A) receptors Compound stimulus; Gamma hydroxybutyric acid (GHB); Rat; T maze

Indexed keywords

3 AMINOPROPYL(DIETHOXYMETHYL)PHOSPHINIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; 4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; BACLOFEN; DIAZEPAM; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG DISCRIMINATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; TRAINING;

3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ANIMALS; BACLOFEN; CUES; DIAZEPAM; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GABA MODULATORS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0032821894     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(99)00046-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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