TABLE 3

Percentage increases in the levels of extracellular concentrations of DA in the NAcb shell at ED50 doses (from Table 1) and at doses that produce maximal MA-associated responding in subjects trained to discriminate 0.3 mg/kg MA (see Fig. 4)

Avoidance/EscapeFood Presentation
ED50Maximum EffectED50Maximal Effect
% basal DA (95% CI)
MA174 (5–342)329 (191–468)153 (−19 to 326)195 (31–359)
COC134 (47–220)380 (320–441)166 (85–247)380 (320–441)
GBR 12909255 (14–497)449 (240–659)239 (−12 to 490)449 (240–659)