The role of GABAB receptors in the discriminative stimulus effects of γ-hydroxybutyrate in rats: Time course and antagonism studies

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 305, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 668-674

  Carter, Lawrence P ^a   Flores, Lauren R ^a   Wu, Huifang ^c   Chen, Weibin ^c   Unzeitig, Andrew W ^a   Coop, Andy ^c   France, Charles P ^a,b  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

(5 HYDROXY 5,7,8,9 TETRAHYDRO 6H BENZ[A][7]ANNULEN 6 YLIDENE ETHANOIC ACID; 1,4 BUTANEDIOL; 3 AMINOPROPYL(DIETHOXYMETHYL)PHOSPHINIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; 4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; BACLOFEN; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIAZEPAM; ELTANOLONE; FLUMAZENIL; KETAMINE; MORPHINE; MUSCIMOL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NCS 382; NEUROTRANSMITTER; OPIATE AGONIST; PENTOBARBITAL; RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 1,4-BUTANEDIOL; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; BUTANEDIOL; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; OXYBATE SODIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG DISCRIMINATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SELECTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ANIMAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; KINETICS; METABOLISM; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; REINFORCEMENT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; ANIMALS; BUTYLENE GLYCOLS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FOOD; GABA AGONISTS; GABA MODULATORS; KINETICS; MALE; MUSCIMOL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SODIUM OXYBATE;

EID: 0037405759     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/jpet.102.047860     Document Type: Article

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