Behavioural and neuroinflammatory effects of the combination of binge ethanol and MDMA in mice

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 221, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 511-525

  Ros Simó, Clara ^a   Ruiz Medina, Jessica ^a   Valverde, Olga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Behaviour; Ethanol; MDMA; Mice; Microglia; Neuroinflammation

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ALCOHOL; CELL PROTEIN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; PROTEIN IBA1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HOPELESSNESS; HYPERTHERMIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MICROGLIA; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOUSE; NERVOUS SYSTEM INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ETHANOL; HALLUCINOGENS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84862662336     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-011-2598-4     Document Type: Article

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