Effects of the Crocus sativus L. extract on the acquisition and expression of morphine-induced conditioned place preference in female mice

Journal of Medicinal Plants

Volumn 7, Issue 25, 2008, Pages

  Sahraei, H ^a   Mohammadi, M ^b   Kamalinejad, M ^c   Shams, J ^d   Ghoshooni, H ^a   Noroozzadeh, A ^a  

^a BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Conditioned place preference; Mice; Morphine; Saffron extract

Indexed keywords

CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; MORPHINE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROCUS; CROCUS SATIVUS; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MORPHINE ADDICTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLACE PREFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; CROCUS SATIVUS; MUS;

EID: 46049099577     PISSN: 2717204X     EISSN: 27172058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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