Alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonists block stress-induced reinstatement of cocaine seeking

Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 138-150

  Erb, Suzanne ^a   Hitchcott, Paul K ^a   Rajabi, Heshmat ^a   Mueller, Devin ^a   Shaham, Yavin ^b   Stewart, Jane ^a  

^a and Applied Physiology   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clonidine; Cocaine Self administration; Lofexidine; Microdialysis; Relapse; Stress

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CLONIDINE; COCAINE; GUANABENZ; LOFEXIDINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRESS; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; CATHETERIZATION; CLONIDINE; COCAINE; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GUANABENZ; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; NOREPINEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; SELF ADMINISTRATION; STRESS; SUCROSE;

EID: 0034042948     PISSN: 0893133X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0893-133X(99)00158-X     Document Type: Article

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