Increased anxiety-related behavior in male and female adult rats following early and late adolescent exposure to 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 742-749

  Kolyaduke, Olga V ^a   Hughes, Robert N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Activity; Anxiety; Body weight; Early and late adolescent MDMA exposure; Rat; Spatial and working memory

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; FEMALE; GROOMING; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOBILIZATION; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REARING; RECOGNITION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPATIAL MEMORY; TIME; TREATMENT DURATION; WEIGHT GAIN; WORKING MEMORY;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; FEMALE; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS;

EID: 84873396776     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: 18735177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2012.12.004     Document Type: Article

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