Inhibitory Effect of Harmane on Morphine-Dependent Guinea Pig Ileum

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1009, Issue , 2003, Pages 185-189

  Aricioglu, Feyza ^a   Utkan, Tijen ^b  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Harmane; Ileum; Imidazoline; Morphine dependence

Indexed keywords

CARBOLINE DERIVATIVE; HARMANE (1 METHYL BETA CARBOLINE); HERBACEOUS AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUINEA PIG; MALE; MORPHINE ADDICTION; NONHUMAN; PRECIPITATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 1342326708     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1196/annals.1304.022     Document Type: Conference Paper

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