Article
Inbred rat strain comparisons indicate different sites of action for cocaine and amphetamine locomotor stimulant effects.
Psychopharmacology - 1 Jan 1991
George F R, Porrino L J, Ritz M C, Goldberg S R
Abstract excerpt
Cocaine and amphetamine produce several behavioral effects, most notably locomotor stimulation. Biochemically, evidence suggests specific involvement of dopaminergic systems, although not necessarily identical sites, in mediating cocaine- and amphetamine-induced locomotor stimulation. This study examined the effects of cocaine or amphetamine on locomotor activity in rats from the ACI, F344, LEW and NBR inbred...
Topics
- Amphetamine
- Animals
- Cocaine
- Corpus Striatum
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Genotype
- In Vitro Techniques
- Male
- Mazindol
- Motor Activity
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred ACI
