Chlormethiazole potentiates the discriminative stimulus effects of methamphetamine in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 494, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 183-189

  Gasior, Maciej ^a   Witkin, Jeffrey M ^b   Goldberg, Steven R ^c   Munzar, Patrik ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

^d Alexza Pharmaceuticals   (United States)

Author keywords

(Rat); Chlormethiazole; Drug discrimination; Methamphetamine

Indexed keywords

CLOMETHIAZOLE; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHLORMETHIAZOLE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; GABA MODULATORS; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEIZURES;

EID: 2942726231     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2004.05.011     Document Type: Article

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