Gender-related differences exist in cortical [3H]nisoxetine binding and are not affected by prenatal morphine exposure

Neuroscience

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 331-334

  Vathy, I ^a   Sokol, J ^a   Etgen, A M ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Frontal cortex; Morphine; Nisoxetine; Norepinephrine; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; NISOXETINE; NORADRENALIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BINDING SITE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0031034290     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(96)00447-2     Document Type: Article

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