The role of hot plate and general environmental stimuli in morphine analgesic tolerance

Michael T. Bardo, Paul J. Wellman, Richard A. Hughes

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Abstract

Rats given one injection of morphine (5 mg/kg) paired with a hot plate test displayed greater analgesic tolerance than rats given nine injections of morphine paired with a distinct room in which the hot plate apparatus was located. Hot plate stimuli, rather than general environmental stimuli, are prepotent in the acquisition of morphine analgesic tolerance assessed by the hot plate procedure.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)757-760
Number of pages4
JournalPharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior
Volume14
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1981

Keywords

  • Hot plate
  • Morphine analgesia
  • Morphine tolerance
  • Rat

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Toxicology
  • Pharmacology
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Behavioral Neuroscience

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