Effect of baclofen on cocaine self-administration in rats reinforced under fixed-ratio 1 and progressive-ratio schedules

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 314-321

  Brebner, Karen ^a   Phelan, Rachel ^a   Roberts, David C S ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Baclofen; Cocaine; GABA; Reward; Self administration

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; BACLOFEN; COCAINE; HALOPERIDOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BINDING; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FOOD INTAKE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT;

EID: 0034010448     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050056     Document Type: Article

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