ISSN:
1432-2072
Keywords:
Cocaine
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Self-stimulation
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Time course
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Dose response
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Posterior hypothalamus
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Area ventralis tegmentum
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A10 area
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Rats
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Drug interactions
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Azaperone
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Haloperidol
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract The effect of cocaine, over a dose range of 2–60 mg/kg, i.p., on self-stimulation (SS) behavior was studied in rats with electrodes either in the posterior hypothalamus (PH, monoaminergic) or the area ventralis tegmentum (A10, dopaminergic). The drug increased SS behavior with peak effects at 30 mg/kg in PH rats and 20 mg/kg in A10 rats. Azaperone (an α-adrenergic blocker) and haloperidol (an antidopaminergic neuroleptic) given at doses that did not affect baseline SS responses reduced cocaine-induced enhancement of SS in both PH and A10 rats, showing the involvement of both noradrenergic and dopaminergic mechanisms in SS behavior. A scopolamine dose that itself facilitated SS responding enhanced the effect of cocaine on this behavior, thus suggesting an additional involvement of cholinergic mechanism in cocaine effect.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00426925
