Effects of morphine dependence on the levels of neurosteroids in rat brain

Yaoxue Xuebao

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1037-1040

  Wang, Na ^a,b   Wu, Hong Hai ^a,b   Hou, Yan Ning ^a,b  

^a BETHUNE INTERNATIONAL PEACE HOSPITAL   (China)

^b HEBEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Conditioned place preference; Morphine dependence; Neurosteroids

Indexed keywords

ELTANOLONE; PRASTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PREGNENOLONE; PREGNENOLONE SULFATE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAIN; HYPOTHALAMUS; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; METABOLISM; MORPHINE ADDICTION; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MORPHINE DEPENDENCE; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PREGNANOLONE; PREGNENOLONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 29744465557     PISSN: 05134870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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