Reinforcement schedule effects in rats trained to discriminate 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) or cocaine

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 189, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 447-457

  Kueh, Daniel ^a   Baker, Lisa E ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Cocaine; Drug discrimination; Fixed ratio; LSD; MDMA; Methodology; Rats; Reinforcement schedules; Variable interval

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; COCAINE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; LYSERGIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DISCRIMINATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; RESPONSE TIME; STIMULUS GENERALIZATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; COCAINE; DEXTROAMPHETAMINE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GENERALIZATION, STIMULUS; HALLUCINOGENS; LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE; MALE; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33751249320     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-006-0523-z     Document Type: Article

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