Functional correlates of heroin sensitization in the rat brain

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 335, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 133-137

  Pontieri, Francesco E ^a   Calò, Laura ^a   Di Grezia, Renato ^b   Orzi, Francesco ^b   Passarelli, Francesca ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

Author keywords

Basal ganglia; c fos; Deoxyglucose; Heroin; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; METABOLIC INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; ONCOGENE C FOS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIZATION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; DRUG TOLERANCE; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, FOS; GLUCOSE; HEROIN; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NARCOTICS; PUTAMEN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

EID: 0030819157     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)01195-3     Document Type: Article

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