Sex differences in cocaine- and nicotine-induced antinociception in the rat

Brain Research

Volumn 809, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 137-140

  Craft, Rebecca M ^a   Milholland, Rebecca B ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Cocaine; Gender; Nicotine; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; NICOTINE;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; HOT PLATE TEST; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LATENT PERIOD; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COCAINE; FEMALE; HEAT; MALE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0032569709     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)00841-5     Document Type: Article

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