Self-administration of heroin in rats: Effects of low-level lead exposure during gestation and lactation

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 203-210

  Rocha, Angelica ^a   Valles, Rodrigo ^a   Cardon, Aaron L ^a   Bratton, Gerald R ^b   Nation, Jack R ^a,b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental lead; Heroin; Progressive ratio; Self administration

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; LEAD ACETATE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; LACTATION; LATENT PERIOD; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE LEVEL; WEANING;

EID: 3142711020     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-003-1742-1     Document Type: Article

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