The effects of chronic cocaine self-administration on the menstrual cycle in rhesus monkeys

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 281, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 70-83

  Mello, Nancy K ^a   Mendelson, Jack H ^a   Kelly, Maureen ^a   Diaz Migoyo, Nicolas ^a   Sholar, J Wallis ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

AMENORRHEA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS MONKEY;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; AMENORRHEA; ANIMALS; COCAINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MACACA MULATTA; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVULATION; PROLACTIN; SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030925536     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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