Mechanisms of the psychostimulant effects of caffeine: implications for substance use disorders

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 233, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1963-1979

  Ferré, Sergi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Alcohol; Caffeine; Dopamine; Drug abuse; Psychostimulants; Receptor heteromer

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE A2A RECEPTOR; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; CAFFEINE; CATHINONE; COCAINE; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; HETERODIMER; PARAXANTHINE; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

ADIPSIA; AGE; APHAGIA; AROUSAL; CIRCLING BEHAVIOR; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION; DSM-5; ENERGY DRINK; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL SELF-STIMULATION TEST; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; REWARD; SELF ADMINISTRATION TEST; STEREOTYPY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ANIMAL; RAT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

ANIMALS; CAFFEINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; HUMANS; RATS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84954565786     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-016-4212-2     Document Type: Review

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