Effects of chronic cocaine administration on aggressive behavior in virgin rats

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1421-1433

  Lubin, D A ^a   Meter, K E ^a   Walker, C H ^a   Johns, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Cocaine; Maternal aggression; Oxytocin

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; OXYTOCIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FIGHTING; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMIDITY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; VIDEOTAPE;

AGGRESSION; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; COCAINE; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MALE; OXYTOCIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0034749076     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-5846(01)00196-8     Document Type: Article

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