Evaluation of the reinforcing and discriminative stimulus effects of 1,4-butanediol and γ-butyrolactone in rhesus monkeys

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 466, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 113-120

  McMahon, Lance R ^a   Coop, Andrew ^b   France, Charles P ^a   Winger, Gail ^c,d   Woolverton, William L ^e  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

1,4 Butanediol; Barbiturate; Benzodiazepine; Drug discrimination; Self administration; Butyrolactone

Indexed keywords

1,4 BUTANEDIOL; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIAZEPAM; FLUMAZENIL; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE; METHOHEXITAL; MIDAZOLAM; PENTOBARBITAL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; RHESUS MONKEY;

EID: 12244263483     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(03)01486-9     Document Type: Article

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