Sex differences and hormonal influences on acquisition of cocaine self-administration in rats

Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 129-138

  Jackson, Lisa R ^a   Robinson, Terry E ^b,c   Becker, Jill B ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Drug abuse; Estrogen; Progesterone; Self administration; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HORMONES; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 32844474361     PISSN: 0893133X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.npp.1300778     Document Type: Article

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