Monosialoganglioside attenuates the excitatory and behavioural sensitization effects of ethanol

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 313, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 175-179

  Bellot, Rogério G ^a   Camarini, Rosana ^a   Vital, Maria Aparecida B F ^b   Palermo Neto, João ^b   Leyton, Vilma ^b   Frussa Filho, Roberto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Locomotor activity; Monosialoganglioside; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; GANGLIOSIDE GM1; MONOSIALOGANGLIOSIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 0030591748     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(96)00641-3     Document Type: Article

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