?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Cocaine+self-administration+in+the+mouse%3A+A+low-+cost%2C+chronic+catheter+preparation&rft.creator=Pomrenze%2C+M&rft.creator=Baratta%2C+M&rft.creator=Cadle%2C+B&rft.creator=Cooper%2C+D.C.&rft.subject=Behavioral+Neuroscience&rft.subject=Neuropharmacology&rft.description=Intravenous+drug+self-administration+is+the+most+valid+animal+model+of+human+addiction+because+it+allows+volitional+titration+of+the+drug+in+the+blood+based+on+an+individual%E2%80%99s+motivational+state+together+with+the+pharmacokinetic+properties+of+the+drug.+Here+we+describe+a+reliable+low-cost+mouse+self-administration+catheter+assembly+and+protocol+that+that+can+be+used+to+assess+a+variety+of+drugs+of+abuse+with+a+variety+of+protocols.+We+describe+a+method+for+intravenous+catheter+fabrication+that+allows+for+efficient+and+long-lasting+intravenous+drug+delivery.+The+intravenous+catheters+remained+intact+and+patent+for+several+weeks+allowing+us+to+establish+stable+maintenance+of+cocaine+acquisition.+This+was+followed+by+a+dose+response+study+in+the+same+mice.+For+collaborators+interested+in+premade+catheters+for+research+please+make+a+request+at+www.neuro-cloud.net%2Fnature-precedings%2Fpomerenze.&rft.publisher=Nature+Publishing+Group&rft.date=2012-03-29&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8143%2F1%2Fpom-13.pdf&rft.format=text%2Fplain&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8143%2F7%2Fbibliography.txt&rft.identifier=++Pomrenze%2C+M+and+Baratta%2C+M+and+Cadle%2C+B+and+Cooper%2C+D.C.++(2012)+Cocaine+self-administration+in+the+mouse%3A+A+low-+cost%2C+chronic+catheter+preparation.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D++++(Unpublished)++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8143%2F