Dose-dependent impairing effects of morphine on avoidance acquisition and performance in male mice

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 92-105

  Aguilar, M A ^a   Minarro J ^a   Simón, Vicente M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Active avoidance; Locomotor activity; Mice; Morphine

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEARNING; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0344404312     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/nlme.1997.3804     Document Type: Article

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