Cocaine and alcohol interactions in humans: Neuroendocrine effects and cocaethylene metabolism

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 283, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 164-176

  Farré, Magí ^a   De La Torre, Rafael ^a   González, María L ^a   Terán, María T ^a   Roset, Pere N ^a   Menoyo, Esther ^a   Camí, Jordi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; COCAINE; HOMOCOCAINE; HYDROCORTISONE; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL METABOLISM; ALCOHOLISM; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUNKENNESS; EUPHORIA; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; COCAINE; DOPAMINE; DRUG SYNERGISM; ETHANOL; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PROLACTIN;

EID: 0030771870     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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