Cocaine self-administration in ovariectomized rats is predicted by response to novelty, attenuated by 17-β estradiol, and associated with abnormal vaginal cytology

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 755-761

  Grimm, Jeffrey W ^a   See, Ronald E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

17 estradiol; Cocaine; Estrogen; Female; Ovariectomized; Response to novelty; Self adminisration; Vaginal cytology

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OVARIECTOMY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; VAGINA CYTOLOGY; VAGINA EPITHELIUM;

EID: 0030989181     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(96)00532-X     Document Type: Article

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