Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid in male and female cynomolgus monkeys trained to discriminate 1.0 or 2.0 g/kg ethanol

Behavioural Pharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 317-324

  Helms, Christa M ^a   Rogers, Laura S M ^b   Grant, Kathleen A ^a,c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discriminative stimulus effects; Drug discrimination; Ethanol; Gamma hydroxybutyric acid; Monkey

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ALCOHOL; 4-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS; DRUG DISCRIMINATION; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; MALE; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; ANIMAL; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG EFFECT; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MACACA; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HYDROXYBUTYRATES; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 52449090176     PISSN: 09558810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FBP.0b013e328308f20d     Document Type: Article

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