Critical involvement of 5-HT2C receptor function in amphetamine-induced 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations in rats

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 232, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1817-1829

  Wöhr, Markus ^a   Rippberger, Henrike ^a   Schwarting, Rainer K W ^a   Van Gaalen, Marcel M ^b,c  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b ABBVIE INC   (United States)

^c Encepharm GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Dopamine; Drug craving; Drug liking; Serotonin; Ultrasonic vocalizations

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; CP-809,101; PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE; PYRAZINE DERIVATIVE; SEROTONIN 2 AGONIST; SEROTONIN 2 ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN 2C RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; EMOTION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; ULTRASOUND; VOCALIZATION;

AMPHETAMINE; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMOTIONS; MALE; PIPERAZINES; PYRAZINES; RATS; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2C; SEROTONIN 5-HT2 RECEPTOR AGONISTS; SEROTONIN 5-HT2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; ULTRASONIC WAVES; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 84938779149     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-014-3814-9     Document Type: Article

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