Melatonin decreases cocaine-induced locomotor activity in pinealectomized rats
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.); 42 (3), 2020
Objective: Several studies have shown that the time of day regulates the reinforcing effects of cocaine. Additionally, melatonin and its MT1 and MT2 receptors have been found to participate in modulation of the reinforcing effects of such addictive drugs as cocaine. Loss of the diurnal variation in cocai...
Depresores del Sistema Nervioso Central/farmacología, Ritmo Circadiano, Trastornos Relacionados con Cocaína/tratamiento farmacológico, Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática, Locomoción/efectos de los fármacos, Melatonina/farmacología, Pinealectomía, Distribución Aleatoria, Ratas Wistar, Reproducibilidad de los Resultados, Factores de Tiempo, Resultado del Tratamiento, Triptaminas/farmacología