The effects of novelty-seeking phenotypes and sex differences on acquisition of cocaine self-administration in selectively bred High-Responder and Low-Responder rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 331-338

  Davis, Brooke A ^a   Clinton, Sarah M ^a   Akil, Huda ^a,b   Becker, Jill B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug abuse; Estrous cycle; Novelty seeking; Psychomotor stimulants; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY; COCAINE; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; DARKNESS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ESTROUS CYCLE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LIGHT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHENOTYPE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 44649155585     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2008.03.008     Document Type: Article

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