Oral administration of dextromethorphan does not produce neuronal vacuolation in the rat brain

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 813-818

  Carliss, R D ^a   Radovsky, A ^b   Chengelis, C P ^b   O'Neill, T P ^b   Shuey, D L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^b WIL RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Dextromethorphan; Dextrorphan; MK 801; Posterior cingulate cortex; Retrosplenial cortex

Indexed keywords

DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DIZOCILPINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CELL VACUOLE; CINGULATE GYRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ABSORPTION; FEMALE; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTITUSSIVE AGENTS; BRAIN; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; MALE; NEURONS; RATS; SEX FACTORS; VACUOLES;

RATTUS;

EID: 34447332481     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2007.03.009     Document Type: Article

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