Influence of ovarian hormones and estrous cycle on the behavioral response to cocaine in female rats

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 293, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 879-886

  Sell, Stacy L ^a   Scalzitti, Joanne M ^a   Thomas, Mary L ^a,b   Cunningham, Kathryn A ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b Dept of Pharmacology and Toxicology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYPERACTIVITY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STEREOTYPY;

ANIMALS; COCAINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTROGENS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OVARIECTOMY; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0034130972     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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