Transduction Mechanisms of Drug Stimuli

Transduction.- Drugs as Chemical Stimuli.- Molecular Mechanisms.- Site-Selective Serotonin Agonists as Discriminative Stimuli.- Discriminative Stimulus Effects of Cholinergic Agonists and the Actions of Their Antagonists.- Stimulus Properties of Dopaminergic Drugs: Comparisons Involving Selective Agonists and Antagonists.- Central Nervous System Stimulants: Neuropharmacological Mechanisms.- Discriminative Stimulus Properties of Anxiolytic and Sedative Drugs: Pharmacological Specificity.- Comparison of Discriminative Stimuli Produced by Full and Partial Benzodiazepine Agonists: Pharmacological Specificity.- Receptor Mechanisms of Opioid Drug Discrimination.- Discriminative and Analgesic Effects of Mu and Kappa Opioids: In Vivo pA2 Analysis.- Receptor Mediation of the Discriminative Stimulus Properties of Phencyclidine and Sigma-Opioid Agonists.- Theory, Concepts, and Research Strategies.- Neural Mechanisms of Drug Stimuli: Experimental Approaches.- Intrinsic Activity and Discriminative Effects of Drugs.- Relationship Between the Discriminative Stimulus Properties and Subjective Effects of Drugs.- Similarities and Differences Between Behavioral Control by Drug-Produced Stimuli and by Sensory Stimuli.- Discrimination Strategies in Animal Psychophysics and Their Role in Understanding Sensory Receptor Function.- Molecular Transduction Mechanisms in ACTH-Induced Grooming.