Reinstatement of MDMA (ecstasy) seeking by exposure to discrete drug-conditioned cues

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 420-425

  Ball, Kevin T ^a   Walsh, Kelly M ^a   Rebec, George V ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Cue; MDMA; Reinstatement; Relapse; Self administration

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; LIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; TRAINING;

ANIMALS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; CUES; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HALLUCINOGENS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECURRENCE; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUCROSE;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 34547787735     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2007.05.018     Document Type: Article

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