Mifepristone prevents the expression of long-term behavioural sensitization to amphetamine

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 307, Issue 2, 1996, Pages

  De Vries, Taco J ^a   Schoffelmeer, Anton N M ^a   Tjon, Guno H K ^a   Nestby, Patrizia ^a   Mulder, Arie H ^a   Vanderschuren, Louk J M J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Behavioral sensitization; Glucocorticoid

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; MIFEPRISTONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSITIZATION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030603725     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(96)00308-1     Document Type: Article

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