Effects of phentermine and cocaine on fenfluramine-induced depletion of serotonin in mouse brain

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 71-74

  Baumann, Michael H ^a   Schuster, Charles R ^b   Rothman, Richard B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Fenfluramine; Phentermine; Rats; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DOPAMINE; FENFLURAMINE; NORADRENALIN; PHENTERMINE; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; FOREBRAIN; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE ENDING; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029949492     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0376-8716(96)01234-3     Document Type: Article

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