Attenuation of morphine withdrawal signs by the GABAB receptor agonist baclofen

Life Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 395-401

  Bexis, Sotiria ^a   Ong, Jennifer ^a   White, Jason ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c Drug & Alcohol Services South Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Baclofen; CGP 46381; Morphine withdrawal; Morphine dependence; Naloxone; Rat

Indexed keywords

3 AMINOPROPYLCYCLOHEXYLMETHYLPHOSPHINIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BACLOFEN; CGP 46381; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; HEAD MOVEMENT; MALE; MASTICATION; MORPHINE ADDICTION; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC MINIPUMP; PTOSIS; RAT; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ANIMALS; BACLOFEN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG COMBINATIONS; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; MALE; MORPHINE DEPENDENCE; NALOXONE; PHOSPHINIC ACIDS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0035861818     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(01)01485-0     Document Type: Article

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