The cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor nimesulide induces conditioned place preference in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 406, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 75-77

  Fattore, Liana ^a   Melis, Miriam ^a   Diana, Marco ^b   Fratta, Walter ^a   Gessa, Gianluigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abuse liability; Conditioned place preference; Cyclo oxygenase inhibitor; Nimesulide

Indexed keywords

INDOMETACIN; MORPHINE; NIMESULIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLACE PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REWARD;

ANIMALS; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MORPHINE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SULFONAMIDES;

EID: 0034613405     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(00)00665-8     Document Type: Article

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