Selectivity in generalization to GABAergic drugs in midazolam-trained baboons

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 435-445

  Ator, Nancy A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthetics; Baboons; Benzodiazepines; Chlordiazepoxide; Drug discrimination; Imidazenil; Midazolam; Monkeys; Pentobarbital; Propofol; Zolpidem

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; GABAERGIC RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; IMIDAZENIL; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; MIDAZOLAM; MIDAZOLAM MALEATE; PARTIAL AGONIST; PENTOBARBITAL; PROPOFOL; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; ZOLPIDEM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BABOON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEARNING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES; STIMULUS GENERALIZATION; TRAINING;

ANIMALIA; COLUMBA; PAPIO; PRIMATES; RODENTIA; SAIMIRI; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 0037770019     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(03)00135-7     Document Type: Article

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