Expression and acquisition of the conditioned place preference response to cocaine in rats is blocked by selective inhibitors of the enzyme N-Acetylated-α-Linked-Acidic Dipeptidase (NAALADase)

Synapse

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 22-28

  Slusher, Barbara S ^a   Thomas, Ajit ^a   Paul, Mousumi ^b,c   Schad, Christina A ^a   Ashby Jr , Charles R ^b  

^a GUILFORD PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

^b ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Eon Labs Manufacturing Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Conditioned place preference; Glutamate; NAALADase

Indexed keywords

2 (PHOSPHONOMETHYL)PENTANEDIOIC ACID; COCAINE; DIPEPTIDASE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GPI 5693; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; FOOD INTAKE; MALE; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PLACE PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ANIMALS; CARBOXYPEPTIDASES; COCAINE; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GLUTAMATE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE II; MALE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0035000175     PISSN: 08874476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/syn.1056     Document Type: Article

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