High-dose discrimination training with midazolam: Context determines generalization profile

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 237-243

  Ator, Nancy A ^a  

^a Behavioral Biology Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Bretazenil; Chlordiazepoxide; Clonazepam; Drug discrimination; Flurazepam; Lorazepam; Midazolam; Pentobarbital; Rats; Time course of discriminative effects; Training dose in drug discrimination; Triazolam; Zolpidem

Indexed keywords

BRETAZENIL; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; FLURAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PENTOBARBITAL; TRIAZOLAM; ZOLPIDEM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG DISCRIMINATION; DRUG POTENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; STIMULUS GENERALIZATION; TRAINING;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MIDAZOLAM; PENTOBARBITAL; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; TIME FACTORS; TRIAZOLAM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032845281     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(99)00050-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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