An examination of isomeric phenylpropanolamines in (-)ephedrine-trained rats

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-6

  Young, Richard ^a   Bondarev, Mikhail ^a   Glennon, Richard A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Cathine; Ephedra; Ephedrine; Herbal dietary supplements; Khat; Ma huang; Norephedrine; Optical isomers; Phenylpropanolamines; Pseudoephedrine; Thermogenic agents

Indexed keywords

EPHEDRINE; NOREPHEDRINE; NORPSEUDOEPHEDRINE; PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DISCRIMINATION; ENANTIOMER; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; STIMULUS GENERALIZATION;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EPHEDRINE; ISOMERISM; MALE; PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

CATHA EDULIS; EPHEDRA;

EID: 0032825075     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-8716(99)00052-6     Document Type: Article

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