Cocaine-induced hypophagia and hyperlocomotion in rats are attenuated by prazosin

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 455, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 117-126

  Wellman, Paul ^a   Ho, Dao ^a   Cepeda Benito, Antonio ^a   Bellinger, Larry ^b   Nation, Jack ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

1 Adrenoceptor; (Rat); Cocaine; Dopamine; Hyperlocomotion; Hypophagia; Norepinephrine; Prazosin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; COCAINE; PRAZOSIN; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRINKING; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HYPOPHAGIA; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REST; STEREOTYPY; TASK PERFORMANCE; ANIMAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COCAINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRINKING; EATING; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PRAZOSIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0037195571     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(02)02616-X     Document Type: Article

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