Diazepam and cocaine potentiate brain stimulation reward in C57BL/6J mice

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 206, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-20

  Straub, Carolin J ^a   Carlezon Jr , William A ^a   Rudolph, Uwe ^a  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain stimulation reward; C57BL 6J; Cocaine; Diazepam; Intracranial self stimulation; Mouse

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAZEPAM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; C57BL 6 MOUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; FACILITATION; LATERAL HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REWARD;

ANIMALS; COCAINE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DIAZEPAM; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MEDIAL FOREBRAIN BUNDLE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; REWARD; SELF STIMULATION; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 70350211451     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2009.08.025     Document Type: Article

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