Transduction of the discriminative stimulus effects of zolpidem by GABA(A)/α1 receptors

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 406, Issue 1, 2000, Pages

  Rowlett, James K ^a   Lelas, Snjezana ^a   Spealman, Roger D ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine; Drug discrimination; Zolpidem

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ZALEPLON; ZOLPIDEM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS; DRUG DISCRIMINATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SQUIRREL MONKEY;

EID: 0034613399     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(00)00669-5     Document Type: Article

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