Repeated exposure to Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol alters heroin-induced locomotor sensitisation and Fos-immunoreactivity

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1189-1200

  Singh, M E ^a   McGregor, I S ^b   Mallet, P E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cannabinoid receptor CB1; Cannabinoids; Drug addiction; Heroin; Locomotor activity; Opiate addiction; Rats; Reward

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; DRONABINOL; PROTEIN FOS;

ACUTE DRUG ADMINISTRATION; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SENSITIZATION; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; OPIATE ADDICTION; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUTAMEN; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; REWARD; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; STRIA TERMINALIS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, FOS; HALLUCINOGENS; HEROIN; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NARCOTICS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

EID: 27744483745     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2005.07.008     Document Type: Article

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