Prevention of morphine discontinuation phenomenon in mice by ondansetron, a selective 5-HT3 antagonist

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 677-683

  Roychoudhury, M ^a   Kulkarni, S K ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

dependence; mice; morphine; nociception; ondansetron; tolerance

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; NALOXONE; ONDANSETRON; SEROTONIN 3 RECEPTOR;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; OPIATE ADDICTION;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE DEPENDENCE; NARCOTICS; ONDANSETRON; PAIN; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN, 5-HT3; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0030515290     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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