Valproic acid sodium inhibits the morphine-induced conditioned place preference in the central nervous system of rats

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 426, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 135-138

  Mu, Ping ^a   Yu, Long Chuan ^a  

^a National Laboratory of Biomembrane and Membrane Biotechnology   (China)

Author keywords

Conditioned place preference (CPP); Drug abuse; Intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.); Morphine; Valproic acid sodium (valproate, VPA)

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVERSION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; LONG TERM CARE; NONHUMAN; PLACE PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RELIABILITY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; GABA AGENTS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE DEPENDENCE; NARCOTICS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 34848883583     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2007.04.017     Document Type: Article

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