Attenuation of MDMA-induced hyperthermia by ethanol in rats depends on ambient temperature

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 571, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 152-155

  Cassel, Jean Christophe ^a   Hamida, Sami Ben ^a   Jones, Byron C ^b  

^a Université de Strasbourg Faculté de Psychologie   (France)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

(Rat); Ambient temperature; Body temperature; Ecstasy; Ethanol; MDMA

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ALCOHOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HYPERTHERMIA; LETHALITY; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ETHANOL; FEVER; MALE; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34548595756     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2007.06.006     Document Type: Article

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