Effects of calcium channel blockers on pentylenetetrazol drug discrimination in rats

Alcohol

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 141-147

  Gatch, Michael B ^a   Wallis, Cleatus J ^a   Lal, Harbans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Calcium channel blockers; Drug discrimination; Ethanol withdrawal; GABAA receptor; Nimodipine; Nitrendipine; Pentylenetetrazol

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; NIMODIPINE; NITRENDIPINE; PENTETRAZOLE;

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DISCRIMINATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; DIET; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); ETHANOL; KINETICS; MALE; NIMODIPINE; NITRENDIPINE; PENTYLENETETRAZOLE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0034934978     PISSN: 07418329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-8329(01)00123-9     Document Type: Article

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