Nitric oxide synthesis inhibition attenuates morphine-induced place preference

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1013-1015

  Kivastik, T ^a   Rutkauskaite, J ^a   Zharkovsky, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Morphine; Nitric oxide; Place preference; Rats

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLACE PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REWARD;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029868229     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0091-3057(95)02092-6     Document Type: Article

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