Social isolation increases morphine intake: Behavioral and psychopharmacological aspects

Behavioural Pharmacology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-46

  Raz, Sivan ^a   Berger, Barry D ^b  

^a Academic College of Emek Yezreel   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Drug seeking behavior; Morphine; Physical interaction; Rat; Self administration; Social isolation

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HOUSING; MALE; MORPHINE ADDICTION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; MORPHINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 74549160307     PISSN: 09558810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FBP.0b013e32833470bd     Document Type: Article

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