Effects of naloxone and pentazocine on continuous shock-postponement responding by the pigeon

✍ Scribed by J. David Leander

• Book ID: 104770926
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1976
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 291 KB
• Volume: 50
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0033-3158
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00430495

✦ Synopsis

The effects of pentazocine (3-30 mg/kg) and naloxone (3-100 mg/kg) were determined ~on the treadle-pressing behavior of' pigeons under a schedule of shock postponement. Pentazocine increased the mean rate of responding at the 10 mg/kg dose, and greatly increased the mean shock rate at 30 mg/kg. Naloxone increased the mean response rate at all doses tested, without any increases in shock rates.