Inhibitory effect of GABAergic drugs in cocaine-induced genital reflexes in paradoxical sleep-deprived male rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 301-307

  Andersen, M L ^a   Tufik, S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cocaine; GABA; Genital reflexes; Paradoxical sleep deprivation; Rat

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BACLOFEN; BICUCULLINE; MUSCIMOL; PHACLOFEN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; EJACULATION; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; LATENT PERIOD; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PHARMACOLOGICAL BLOCKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REM SLEEP; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; COCAINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EJACULATION; GABA AGENTS; MALE; NEURAL INHIBITION; PENILE ERECTION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SLEEP DEPRIVATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 3042531091     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2004.04.003     Document Type: Article

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