Effect of central 5-hydroxytryptamine depletion on tolerance of delay of reinforcement: Evidence from performance in a discrete-trials 'time-left' procedure

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 22-29

  Al Ruwaitea, A S A ^a   Chiang, T J ^a   Al Zahrani, S S A ^a   Ho, M Y ^a   Bradshaw, C M ^a   Szabadi, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5,7 Dihydroxytryptamine; 5 Hydroxytryptamine; Delayed reinforcement; Operant behaviour; Timing

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; SEROTONIN RELEASE;

5,7-DIHYDROXYTRYPTAMINE; ANIMALS; FEMALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RAPHE NUCLEI; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN AGENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032953396     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050802     Document Type: Article

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