Comparison of the discriminative stimulus effects of 3,4- methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and cocaine: Asymmetric generalization

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 281-287

  Khorana, Nantaka ^a   Pullagurla, Manik R ^a   Young, Richard ^a   Glennon, Richard A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

(+)MDMA; ( )MDMA; Cocaine; Drug discrimination; Ecstasy; MDMA; Psychostimulants

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; COCAINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DISCRIMINATION; HYPOTHESIS; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; STIMULUS GENERALIZATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TRAINING;

ANIMALS; COCAINE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; PROTEIN BINDING; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 2942572984     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2004.01.005     Document Type: Article

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