Comparison of the behavioral effects of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) and its 4-methyl-substituted analog, gamma-hydroxyvaleric acid (GHV)

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 91-99

  Carter, Lawrence P ^a   Chen, Weibin ^b   Wu, Huifang ^b   Mehta, Ashok K ^a   Hernandez, R Jason ^a   Ticku, Maharaj K ^a   Coop, Andrew ^b   Koek, Wouter ^a   France, Charles P ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Baclofen; Club drug; Drug discrimination; GABA; GHB; GHV

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; 4 HYDROXYVALERIC ACID; 5 (5 HYDROXY 5,7,8,9 TETRAHYDRO 6H BENZ[A][7]ANNULEN 6 YLIDENE)ETHANOIC ACID; ANNULENE DERIVATIVE; BACLOFEN; TRITIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BINDING AFFINITY; CATALEPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STRUCTURE; HYPNOSIS; LETHALITY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOASSAY; RAT; SEDATION;

EID: 14844345836     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2004.10.002     Document Type: Article

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