Effects of amphetamine-CNS depressant combinations and of other CNS stimulants in four-choice drug discriminations

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 77-97

  Li, M I ^a   Wessinger, William D ^a,b   Mcmillan, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Depressants; Drug combinations; Four choice drug discrimination; Key peck; Pigeons; Stimulants

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; EPHEDRINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MORPHINE; NICOTINE; PENTOBARBITAL;

ANIMAL; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INTERACTION; MALE; PIGEONS AND DOVES; REACTION TIME;

AMPHETAMINE; ANIMALS; AROUSAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COLUMBIDAE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EPHEDRINE; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MORPHINE; NICOTINE; PENTOBARBITAL; REACTION TIME;

EID: 23444450416     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2005.09-04     Document Type: Article

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