Drugs and Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral PharmacologyThis student-friendly, accessible text provides students with a thorough introduction to the field of behavioral pharmacology and prepares them to analyze drug information from a variety of sources. The text describes impartially and scientifically the effects of drugs on behavior, and the various ways that behavior principles facilitate an understanding of both the actions of drugs and the way people use them. *Reviews the basic principles and concepts of pharmacology, psychology, and neurophysiology. *Uniform coverage of drug classes. *Provides an historical background for each drug and explains each drug's effect from subjective, behavioral, and neurological perspectives. *Introduces students to recent findings on withdrawal and abuse potential and describes the drug's harmful effects and methods of treatment. *Includes over 700 references to original research and review articles. |
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... activity of mice in an open field . Maximum increases are 20 to 40 mg / kg . A dose of 80 mg / kg will greatly decrease spontaneous motor activity . Increases in activity are also produced by theophylline at similar doses , but there is ...
... activity of mice in an open field . Maximum increases are 20 to 40 mg / kg . A dose of 80 mg / kg will greatly decrease spontaneous motor activity . Increases in activity are also produced by theophylline at similar doses , but there is ...
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... activity , but this activity is much higher for the atypicals than for the typicals . Figure 12-2 shows the different profiles of a number of drugs . The typical antipsychotics tend to have greater effects at D2 receptors than at 5 ...
... activity , but this activity is much higher for the atypicals than for the typicals . Figure 12-2 shows the different profiles of a number of drugs . The typical antipsychotics tend to have greater effects at D2 receptors than at 5 ...
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... activity of mice in an open field ( Brimblecombe & Pinder , 1975 ) . Increases in activity have also been reported for scopolamine and other anticholinergics ( Baez , 1976 ) . At low doses , LSD appears to enhance the sex- ual activity ...
... activity of mice in an open field ( Brimblecombe & Pinder , 1975 ) . Increases in activity have also been reported for scopolamine and other anticholinergics ( Baez , 1976 ) . At low doses , LSD appears to enhance the sex- ual activity ...
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Potency and Effectiveness | 5 |
Chapter | 8 |
Oral Administration | 12 |
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