Discriminative stimulus properties of mCPP and alprazolam are not mediated by anxiety

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 385-387

  Gommans, Jan ^a   Hijzen, Theo H ^a   Pattij, Tommy ^a   Van Der Gugten, Jan ^a   Olivier, Berend ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alprazolam; Anxiety; Drug discrimination; m Chlorophenylpiperazine (mCPP)

Indexed keywords

(3 CHLOROPHENYL)PIPERAZINE; ALPRAZOLAM; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUSPIRONE; SEROTONIN 1B AGONIST; SEROTONIN 2C AGONIST; SEROTONIN AGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG DISCRIMINATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ALPRAZOLAM; ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANXIETY; BUSPIRONE; CUES; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; MALE; PIPERAZINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SEROTONIN AGONISTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032840703     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(99)00062-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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