Depressive-like behaviour and aripiprazole increase the drug intake in I.V. self-administration model in rats

• Authors: KUČEROVÁ Jana; PISTOVČÁKOVÁ Jana; VRŠKOVÁ Dagmar; NĚMEČEK Michal; ŠULCOVÁ Alexandra
• Year of publication: 2009
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: European Neuropsychopharmacology
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Medicine
• Field: Pharmacology and pharmaceutical chemistry
• Keywords: aripiprazole; behavioral sensitization; i.v. self administration; methamphetamine; olfactory bulbectomy; rats
• Description: In this study the effect of aripiprazole on methamphetamine I.V. self-administration in olfactory-bulbectomy model of depression in conditions of behavioural sensitization to MET in rats was investigated at conditions of co-administration.

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