Hematological, immunological and neurochemical effects of chronic amphetamine treatment in male rats

Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-69

  Llorente Garcia E ^a   Abreu Gonzalez P ^a   Gonzalez Hernandez M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Brain monoamines; Corticosterone; Leukocytes; Lymphocytes subsets

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; 5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; ADRENALIN; AMPHETAMINE; CORTICOSTERONE; DOPAMINE; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CD4 CD8 RATIO; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; CORTICOSTEROID BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; HYPOTHALAMUS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MALE; MONOCYTE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; RAT; SPLEEN WEIGHT; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

RATTUS;

EID: 67249124936     PISSN: 11387548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03165970     Document Type: Article

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