Use of genetic strains to explore the influence of stress responsivity on the effects of psychostimulant drugs
In the present thesis, the Lewis strain, known to show a reduced corticosterone response to stressors relative to outbred Sprague-Dawleys, were more sensitive to the locomotor activating and stereotypy-inducing effects of d-amphetamine (0.75 - 3.0 mg/kg) than the Fischer strain, known to show an enh...
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Swansea University
1999
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.638604 |