Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) reduces operant behavior without impairing working memory in rats responding under fixed-consecutive-number schedules

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 205-212

  Laraway, Sean ^a   Snycerski, Susan ^a   Baker, Lisa E ^a   Poling, Alan ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conditional discriminations; Fixed consecutive number schedules; Gamma hydroxybutyrate; GHB; Rats; Response effort; Stimulus control; Tolerance; Working memory; Xyrem

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; WORKING MEMORY;

ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANIMALS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DRUG TOLERANCE; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SODIUM OXYBATE;

RATTUS;

EID: 36148940251     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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