Nitric oxide synthase inhibitors do not substitute in rats trained to discriminate phencyclidine from saline

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 367, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 7-11

  Wiley, Jenny L ^a   Harvey, Sarah A ^a   Balster, Robert L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Nitric oxide (NO); NMDA receptor; Phencyclidine (rat)

Indexed keywords

7 NITROINDAZOLE; ARGININE METHYL ESTER; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PHENCYCLIDINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; INDAZOLES; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROARGININE; PHENCYCLIDINE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 0032965553     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(98)00979-0     Document Type: Article

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