Parthenolide prevents the expression of cocaine-induced withdrawal behavior in planarians

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 583, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 170-172

  Rowlands, Amanda L ^a   Pagán, Oné R ^a  

^a WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Parthenolide; Planaria; Sesquiterpene lactones; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; PARTHENOLIDE; SESQUITERPENE LACTONE;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BINDING SITE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STEREOTYPY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TURBELLARIA; WITHDRAWAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COCAINE; PLANARIANS; SESQUITERPENES; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 39649096930     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2008.01.012     Document Type: Article

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