Comparison of the discriminative and antinociceptive effects of morphine and its glucuronide metabolites after central or systemic administration in the rat

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 91-97

  Easterling, Keith W ^a   Holtzman, Stephen G ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antinociception; Drug discrimination; Morphine metabolites Opioids; Morphine 3 D glucuronide; Morphine 6 D glucuronide; Naltrexone

Indexed keywords

DRUG METABOLITE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE 3 GLUCURONIDE; MORPHINE 6 GLUCURONIDE; NALTREXONE; OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DISCRIMINATION; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TAIL FLICK TEST;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MALE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE DERIVATIVES; NALTREXONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0031787715     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050743     Document Type: Article

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