title: Tolerance and sensitization to chronic and subchronic oral caffeine: effects on wheelrunning in rats.
abstract: Twenty-four male Sprague-Dawley rats were tested for wheelrunning in conjunction with chronic (continuous) or subchronic (alternate day) oral caffeine administration. As expected, chronic administration led to complete tolerance to caffeine's locomotor stimulant effect, while subchronic administration produced sensitization. Results confirm earlier reports of enhanced stimulation with spaced administration of caffeine and tolerance with chronic administration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale 62901-6502.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Meliska
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Landrum
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Landrum
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D002110:Caffeine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004326:Drinking; D004361:Drug Tolerance; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects*; D011897:Random Allocation; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D002110:Caffeine