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Comparative Study
. 1976 Aug 26;49(1):29-31.
doi: 10.1007/BF00427467.

Effects of heroin, alone or in combination with other drugs, on the locomotor activity in two inbred strains of mice

C Castellano, L Filibeck, A Oliverio
Comparative Study

Effects of heroin, alone or in combination with other drugs, on the locomotor activity in two inbred strains of mice

C Castellano et al. Psychopharmacology (Berl). .

Abstract

The locomotor activity of C57Bl/6J and DBA/2J mice was studied, under the influences of heroin, amphetamine, strychnine, or ethanol, and of combinations of the opiate with each one of the other drugs. Heroin treatment was followed by the typical "running fit" in the C57 mice, while the DBA strain was unaffected. Amphetamine enhanced the activity in the C57 strain only. The combination of heroin with amphetamine or ethanol increased the locomotor activity only in the DBA strain, while heroin + strychnine exerted a clear stimulating effect on the activity of the C57 mice. The strychnine + heroin mixture was more toxic than heroin alone when the lethal doses (LD50) were determined in the 2 strains.

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