The role of corticosteroids in nicotine's physiological and behavioral effects

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 143-159

  Caggiula, Anthony R ^b   Donny, Eric C ^c   Epstein, Leonard H ^a   Sved, Alan F ^c   Knopf, Steve ^c   Rose, Christine ^c   McAllister, Cathy G ^c   Antelman, Seymour M ^c   Perkins, Kenneth A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Corticosteroid; Nicotine; Reinforcement; Sensitization; Stress; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOSTERONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; NICOTINE; NICOTINE TARTRATE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; CONDITIONING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; DRUG TOLERANCE; LOCOMOTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; SENSITIZATION; STRESS;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; HUMANS; MICE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; RATS;

EID: 0032004764     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4530(97)00078-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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