Pemoline (2-amino-5-phenyl-1,3-oxazol-4-one)-induced self-injurious behavior: A rodent model of pharmacotherapeutic efficacy

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 324, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 214-223

  Muehlmann, Amber M ^a   Brown, Brandon D ^a   Devine, Darragh P ^a,b  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; PEMOLINE; RISPERIDONE; TOPIRAMATE; TRAMADOL; VALPROIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COMPULSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; HEAD BANGING; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SELF BITING; SELF PUNCHING; STEREOTYPY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FRUCTOSE; GROOMING; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PEMOLINE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RISPERIDONE; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 37349103766     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: 15210103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/jpet.107.128207     Document Type: Article

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