The Effects of Footshock on the Reinforcing Efficacy of Cocaine in Male Long-Evans Rats

Many links exist between cocaine abuse and stress. The literature and laboratory studies in rats suggest that this could be because stress increases the reinforcing efficacy of cocaine. Using male Long-Evans rats, experiments in this thesis tested effects of footshock on the reinforcing efficacy of...

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Main Author: Hendrick, Elizabeth S.
Format: Others
Published: VCU Scholars Compass 2005
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Online Access:http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1540
http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2539&context=etd