Relative reinforcing effects of cocaine, remifentanil, and their combination in rhesus monkeys

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 318, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 223-229

  Winger, G ^a   Galuska, C M ^a   Hursh, S R ^c   Woods, J H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; COCAINE; OPIATE; REMIFENTANIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; MALE; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS MONKEY;

ANIMALS; COCAINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; PIPERIDINES; REACTION TIME; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 33745253798     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: 15210103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/jpet.105.100461     Document Type: Article

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