Reinforcement magnitude modulates the rate-dependent effects of fluvoxamine and desipramine on fixed-interval responding in the pigeon

Behavioural Pharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-60

  Lamb, Richard J ^a,b   Ginsburg, Brett C ^a  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Desipramine; Fixed interval; Fluvoxamine; Pigeon; Rate dependency; Reinforcement magnitude

Indexed keywords

DESIPRAMINE; FLUVOXAMINE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; FIXED INTERVAL; FOOD INTAKE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; REINFORCEMENT;

ADRENERGIC UPTAKE INHIBITORS; ANIMALS; COLUMBIDAE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DESIPRAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLUVOXAMINE; FOOD; MALE; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS;

EID: 38149020492     PISSN: 09558810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FBP.0b013e3282f3d093     Document Type: Article

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