Mephedrone (4-methylmethcathinone) supports intravenous self-administration in Sprague-Dawley and Wistar rats

Addiction Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 786-799

  Aarde, Shawn M ^a   Angrish, Deepshikha ^a   Barlow, Deborah J ^b   Wright Jr , M Jerry ^a   Vandewater, Sophia A ^a   Creehan, Kevin M ^a   Houseknecht, Karen L ^b   Dickerson, Tobin J ^a   Taffe, Michael A ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Cathinone; reinforcement; stimulant; thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

4' METHYLMETHCATHINONE; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; HALF LIFE TIME; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LIVER MICROSOME; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TELEMETRY; WISTAR RAT;

CATHINONE; REINFORCEMENT; STIMULANT; THERMOREGULATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, WISTAR; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; REWARD; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84882602412     PISSN: 13556215     EISSN: 13691600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/adb.12038     Document Type: Article

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