Sex differences in plasma cocaine levels and subjective effects after acute cocaine administration in human volunteers

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 346-354

  Lukas, Scott E ^a   Sholar, Michelle ^a   Lundahl, Leslie H ^a   Lamas, Xavier ^a   Kouri, Klena ^a   Wines, James D ^a   Kragie, Laura ^a   Mendelson, Jack H ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Drug abuse; Female; Gender differences; Human subjects; Male; Plasma levels; Subjective effects

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; VOLUNTEER;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADULT; AFFECT; BLOOD PRESSURE; COCAINE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LUTEAL PHASE; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NARCOTICS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0029897359     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02246017     Document Type: Article

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