Chronic administration of THC prevents the behavioral effects of intermittent adolescent MDMA administration and attenuates MDMA-induced hyperthermia and neurotoxicity in rats

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1183-1192

  Shen, Erica Y ^a   Ali, Syed F ^b   Meyer, Jerrold S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; MDMA; Neurotoxicity; THC

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; 5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; DRONABINOL; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADOLESCENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; CORPUS STRIATUM; DRUG MECHANISM; EMERGENCE TEST; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FRONTAL CORTEX; HIPPOCAMPUS; HOLE BOARD TEST; HYPERTHERMIA; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PARIETAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; PROTEIN BINDING; RAT; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADRENERGIC UPTAKE INHIBITORS; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEVER; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; PROTEIN BINDING; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME; SEROTONIN; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

EID: 80053607456     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: 18737064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2011.07.002     Document Type: Article

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