The GABA-B positive modulator GS39783 decreases psychostimulant conditioned-reinforcement and conditioned-reward

Addiction Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 416-427

  Halbout, Briac ^a,b   Quarta, Davide ^a   Valerio, Enzo ^a   Heidbreder, Christian A ^a,c   Hutcheson, Daniel M ^a,d  

^a Neurosciences CEDD   (Italy)

^b Central Institute of Mental Health   (Germany)

^c RECKITT BENCKISER   (United Kingdom)

^d Maccine Pte Ltd   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Conditioned place preference; Conditioned reinforcement; Rats; Reward; Self administration

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; BACLOFEN; COCAINE; N,N' DICYCLOPENTYL 2 METHYLTHIO 5 NITRO 4,6 PYRIMIDINEDIAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLACE PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT;

ALLOSTERIC REGULATION; AMPHETAMINE; ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; BACLOFEN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; COCAINE; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; CUES; CYCLOPENTANES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PYRIMIDINES; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; REWARD; SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 79959849607     PISSN: 13556215     EISSN: 13691600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-1600.2010.00278.x     Document Type: Article

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