Animal Models of Drug Addiction

to the Animal Models Volumes This volume describes animal models of drug addiction. Because of increasing public concern over the ethical treatment of animals in research, we felt it incumbent upon us to include this general preface in order to indicate why we think further research using animals is...

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Other Authors: Boulton, Alan A. (Editor), Baker, Glen B. (Editor), Wu, Peter H. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ Humana Press 1992, 1992
Edition:1st ed. 1992
Series:Neuromethods
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Collection: Springer Protocols Archive 1981-2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Models of Alcohol Consumption Using the Laboratory Rat
  • Development of an Animal Model of Ethanol Abuse
  • Genetic Animal Models
  • Alcohol Tolerance
  • Animal Models of Drug Addiction
  • Benzodiazepine Tolerance and Dependence
  • Self-Administration of Psychomotor Stimulants Using Progressive Ratio Schedules of Reinforcement
  • Opiate Withdrawal-Produced Dysphoria
  • A Rodent Model for Nicotine Self-Administration
  • Animal Models for Assessing Hallucinogenic Agents
  • Animal Models for Caffeine Exposure in the Perinatal Period