Repeated administration of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine augments cocaine's action on dopamine in the nucleus accumbens: A microdialysis study

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 331, Issue 1, 1997, Pages

  Morgan, Alexander E ^a   Horan, Bryan ^b   Dewey, Stephen L ^a   Ashby Jr , Charles R ^b  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Dopamine; MDMA (3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine)

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; COCAINE; DOPAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0030791274     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)01035-2     Document Type: Article

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