Tolerance does not develop to the suppressant effects of (-)-norpseudoephedrine on ingestive behavior in the rat

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 297-301

  Nencini, P ^a   Fraioli, S ^a   Perrella, D ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

( ) norpseudoephedrine; anorexant khat; d amphetamine; food intake; water intake

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; NORPSEUDOEPHEDRINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIURESIS; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TOLERANCE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; INGESTION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA; CATHA EDULIS;

EID: 0030062510     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0091-3057(95)02024-1     Document Type: Article

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