Ovarian hormones do not affect the initiation and maintenance of intravenous self-administration of heroin in the female rat

Psychobiology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 154-159

  Stewart, Jane ^a   Woodside, Barbara ^a   Shaham, Yavin ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029946889     PISSN: 08896313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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