Powerful behavioral interactions between methamphetamine and morphine

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 451-458

  Trujillo, Keith A ^a   Smith, Monique L ^a   Guaderrama, Melissa M ^a,b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Locomotor behavior; Methamphetamine; Morphine; Polydrug abuse; Speedball; Synergism

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE; MORPHINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHESIS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOBILIZATION; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MORPHINE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STREET DRUGS;

RATTUS;

EID: 79959859840     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: 18735177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2011.04.014     Document Type: Article

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