Chronic neurosteroid treatment prevents the development of morphine tolerance and attenuates abstinence behavior in mice

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 337, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-25

  Reddy, Doodipala S ^a   Kulkarni, Shrinivas K ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

4' Chlordiazepam; Allopregnanolone; Morphine; Neurosteroids; Opiate dependence; Opiate tolerance; Pregnenolone sulfate; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; MORPHINE; NEUROSTEROID; PREGNENOLONE SULFATE; PROGESTERONE;

ABSTINENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG TOLERANCE; JUMPING; MORPHINE TOLERANCE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; DRUG TOLERANCE; MALE; MICE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; PREGNANOLONE; PREGNENOLONE; REACTION TIME; STEROIDS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0030859694     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)01294-6     Document Type: Article

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