Prenatal cocaine produces signs of neurodegeneration in the lateral habenula

Brain Research

Volumn 851, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 175-182

  Murphy, Carol A ^a   Ghazi, Leyla ^a   Kokabi, Azideh ^b   Ellison, Gaylord ^b  

^a FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Degeneration; Habenula; Neurotoxicity; Prenatal

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FOOD INTAKE; HABENULA; HYPERACTIVITY; IMPLANT; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PLACE PREFERENCE; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; COCAINE; FEMALE; FETUS; MALE; MEDIODORSAL THALAMIC NUCLEUS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NARCOTICS; NERVE DEGENERATION; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0033401862     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)02181-2     Document Type: Article

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