Periadolescent male but not female rats have higher motor activity in response to morphine than do adult rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 188-199

  White, David A ^a   Michaels, Clifford C ^a   Holtzman, Stephen G ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Behavior; Drug abuse; Elevated plus maze; Hot plate; Motor activity; Opioid; Sex difference; Tail flick

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE SULFATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENCE; ADULTHOOD; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; OPIATE ADDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STIMULATION;

AGING; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HEAT; MALE; MORPHINE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 39149094613     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2007.12.009     Document Type: Article

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