Differentiating the discriminative stimulus effects of gamma-hydroxybutyrate and ethanol in a three-choice drug discrimination procedure in rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 598-607

  Baker, Lisa E ^a   Searcy, Gabriel D ^a   Pynnonen, Dori M ^a   Poling, Alan ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

1,4 butanediol; Baclofen; CGP 35348; Drug discrimination; Flunitrazepam; Gamma butyrolactone; Gamma hydroxybutyrate; Ketamine; NCS 382; Rats

Indexed keywords

1,4 BUTANEDIOL; 3 AMINOPROPYL(DIETHOXYMETHYL)PHOSPHINIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; 6,7,8,9 TETROHYDRO 5[H] BENZOCYCLOHEPTEN 5 OL 4 VLIDENEACETIC ACID SODIUM SALT; ALCOHOL; BACLOFEN; FLUNITRAZEPAM; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE; KETAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS; DISSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DISCRIMINATION; DRUG RESPONSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRAINING;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; ANIMALS; BACLOFEN; BENZOCYCLOHEPTENES; BUTYLENE GLYCOLS; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); ETHANOL; FLUNITRAZEPAM; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GABA MODULATORS; KETAMINE; MALE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SODIUM OXYBATE;

RATTUS;

EID: 41949105587     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2008.02.016     Document Type: Article

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