Behavioural Pharmacology
Data on behavioural pharmacology published by researchers at University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Health Science Center
Published in Drug Week, October 15th, 2010
Data detailed in 'Eating high-fat chow increases the sensitivity of rats to quinpirole-induced discriminative stimulus effects and yawning' have been presented. According to a study from the United States, "Discriminative stimulus effects of direct acting dopamine receptor agonists (e.g. quinpirole) appear to be mediated by D3 receptors in free-feeding rats. Free access to high-fat chow increases sensitivity to quinpirole-induced yawning, and this study examined whether eating high-fat chow increases sensitivity to the discriminative stimulus effects of quinpirole."
"Five rats discriminated between 0.032'mg/kg quinpirole and vehicle while responding under a continuous...
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