Methylphenidate sensitization is prevented by prefrontal cortex lesion

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 131-140

  Lee, Min J ^a   Swann, Alan C ^a   Dafny, Nachum ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute and chronic treatment; Behavioral sensitization; Lesion; Methylphenidate; Prefrontal cortex; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSITIZATION; STEREOTYPY;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR;

EID: 41449084995     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2007.12.004     Document Type: Article

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