Characterization of neonatal rat morphine tolerance and dependence

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 340, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 161-167

  Thornton, Suzanne R ^a   Wang, Alicia F ^a   Smith, Forrest L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzet osmotic minimpump; Morphine; Morphine tolerance; Physical dependence

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MORPHINE; NALOXONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG TOLERANCE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MORPHINE TOLERANCE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC MINIPUMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; DRUG IMPLANTS; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; MALE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE DEPENDENCE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0031565133     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)01434-9     Document Type: Article

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