Effects of Estrogen and Progesterone on the Escalation of Cocaine Self-Administration in Female Rats During Extended Access

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 461-471

  Larson, Erin B ^a   Anker, Justin J ^b   Gliddon, Luke A ^b   Fons, Kyah S ^b   Carroll, Marilyn E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

cocaine; escalation; estrogen; progesterone; self administration

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; RAT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COCAINE; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; OVARIECTOMY; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 36049026506     PISSN: 10641297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1064-1297.15.5.461     Document Type: Article

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