Ascorbic acid decreases morphine self-administration and withdrawal symptoms in rats

Pathophysiology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 103-107

  Alaei, H ^a   Esmaeili, M ^a   Nasimi, A ^a   Pourshanazari, A ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Glutamatergic system; Wistar rats

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; MORPHINE; NALOXONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; EJACULATION; IRRITABILITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; RAT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 22144485481     PISSN: 09284680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pathophys.2005.03.004     Document Type: Article

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