Psychopharmacology

· 3 papers in corpus
lab-animal 2016
Sex and menstrual cycle effects on chronic oral cocaine self-administration in rhesus monkeys: Effects of a nondrug alternative reward
doi:10.1007/s00213-016-4343-5 ·PMID:27318989

BACKGROUND: In previous studies, female monkeys self-administered more oral phencyclidine (PCP) than males, and PCP intake differed by phase of menstrual cycle. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to examine sex and hormonal influenc…

lab-animal 2011
The effect of age on the discriminative stimulus effects of ethanol and its GABA(A) receptor mediation in cynomolgus monkeys
doi:10.1007/s00213-011-2219-2 ·PMID:21340471

RATIONALE: Excessive alcohol consumption is less common among aged compared to young adults, with aged adults showing greater sensitivity to many behavioral effects of ethanol. OBJECTIVES: This study compared the discriminative stimulus ef…

lab-animal 1989
Evidence for the involvement of central 5-HT1A receptors in the mediation of lordosis behavior in the female rat
doi:10.1007/bf00441938 ·PMID:2528157

5-Hydroxy-L-tryptophan (5-HTP), 25 mg kg-1 IP, in combination with the peripheral 5-HTP decarboxylase inhibitor benserazide, 25 mg kg-1 IP, and the selective inhibitor of neuronal 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) re-uptake, zimeldine, 10 mg kg-1 …