The Discriminative Stimulus Effects of γ-Hydroxybutyrate and Related Compounds in Rats Discriminating Baclofen or Diazepam: The Role of GABA B and GABAA Receptors

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 309, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 540-547

  Carter, L P ^a   Unzeitig, A W ^a   Wu, H ^b   Chen, W ^b   Coop, A ^b   Koek, W ^a   France, Charles P ^a,c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,4 BUTANEDIOL; 3 AMINOPROPYL(DIETHOXYMETHYL)PHOSPHINIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; BACLOFEN; DIAZEPAM; FLUMAZENIL; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG MECHANISM; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TRAINING;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; BACLOFEN; DIAZEPAM; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; GABA AGONISTS; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; SODIUM OXYBATE;

EID: 2142760082     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/jpet.103.062950     Document Type: Article

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