Diazepam protects against the enhanced toxicity of cocaine adulterated with atropine

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 408-418

  Braida, Daniela ^a   Zani, Alessia ^a   Capurro, Valeria ^a   Rossoni, Giuseppe ^a   Pegorini, Simona ^a   Gori, Enzo ^a   Sala, Mariaelvina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anticholinergic; Behavior; Binge; Crystalline; Drug abuse

Indexed keywords

ANTIDOTE; ATROPINE; COCAINE; COCATROPINE; DIAZEPAM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICHOLINERGIC EFFECT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DRUG MIXTURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HYPERTHERMIA; INTOXICATION; LETHALITY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEIZURE; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 50149122367     PISSN: 13478613     EISSN: 13478648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jphs.08085FP     Document Type: Article

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