Modulation of the ethanol-like discriminative stimulus effects of diazepam and phencyclidine by L-type voltage-gated calcium-channel ligands in rats

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 84-92

  Green Jordan, Kristen ^a   Grant, Kathleen A ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug discrimination; Ethanol; GABA(A); NMDA; Voltage gated calcium channel

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CALCIUM CHANNEL; DIAZEPAM; PHENCYCLIDINE;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; DRUG EFFECT; LIGAND BINDING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0034029113     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002139900344     Document Type: Article

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