A dose-response study of chronic cocaine on maternal behavior in rats

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 657-660

  Nelson, Christina J ^a   Meter, Kathleen E ^a   Walker, Cheryl H ^a   Ayers, Andy A ^a   Johns, Josephine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic cocaine; Dose dependent disruptions; Established maternal behavior; Onset of maternal behavior; Oxytocin

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LACTATION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COCAINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0031742479     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-0362(98)00016-6     Document Type: Article

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