Differential impact of cocaine on meal patterns in female and male rats

Life Sciences

Volumn 82, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 359-366

  Wellman, Paul J ^a   Ho, Dao H ^a   Nation, Jack R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha1 adrenoceptors; Dopamine; Meal number; Meal size; Norepinephrine

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; ESTRADIOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HYPOPHAGIA; MALE; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; COCAINE; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EATING; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MALE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SEX FACTORS;

AUCHENORRHYNCHA; RATTUS;

EID: 39149131354     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2007.11.004     Document Type: Article

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