In vivo potency and efficacy of the novel cathinone α-pyrrolidinopentiophenone and 3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone: Self-administration and locomotor stimulation in male rats

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 232, Issue 16, 2015, Pages 3045-3055

  Aarde, Shawn M ^a   Creehan, Kevin M ^a   Vandewater, Sophia A ^a   Dickerson, Tobin J ^a   Taffe, Michael A ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bath salts; Cathinone; Reward; Self administration; Stimulants; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYPYROVALERONE; ALPHA PYRROLIDINOPENTIOPHENONE; CATHINONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 1,3 BENZODIOXOLE DERIVATIVE; 1-PHENYL-2-(1-PYRROLIDINYL)-1-PENTANONE; 3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYPYROVALERONE; ALKANONE; DESIGNER DRUG; PYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; SELF ADMINISTRATION TEST; ANIMAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BENZODIOXOLES; BODY TEMPERATURE; DESIGNER DRUGS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PENTANONES; PYRROLIDINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84937974683     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-015-3944-8     Document Type: Article

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