Chronic lead exposure attenuates sensitization to the locomotor-stimulating effects of cocaine

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 143-149

  Nation, Jack R ^a   Livermore, Christina L ^a   Burkey, Robert T ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity; Antagonism; Cocaine; Lead

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; COCAINE; LEAD ACETATE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSITIZATION; STIMULATION;

EID: 0029996011     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0376-8716(96)01237-9     Document Type: Article

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