Effect of MDMA (ecstasy) on activity and cocaine conditioned place preference in adult and adolescent rats

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-46

  Åberg, Maria ^a   Wade, Dean ^a   Wall, Erin ^a   Izenwasser, Sari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Adult; Cocaine; Locomotor activity; MDMA

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; COCAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; LOCOMOTION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PLACE PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RISK; SENSITIZATION; STIMULATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TRAINING;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COCAINE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HALLUCINOGENS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REWARD; TIME FACTORS;

RATTUS;

EID: 33846795967     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2006.09.002     Document Type: Article

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