Effects of fencamfamine withdrawal in rats.
1. The effects produced by discontinuation of long-term treatment with fencamfamine (FCF) were evaluated recording behavioral and body weight changes. 2. 48 hr after withdrawal of FCF rats showed a significant decrease in exploratory behavior when compared to saline-treated ones. 3. Discontinuation of treatment with FCF resulted in a significant increase in body weight on days of drug withdrawal. 4. These results suggest that FCF caused signs of withdrawal similar to other psychostimulant drugs.
Departamento de Princípios Ativos Naturais e Toxicologia, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil.
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D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005106:Exploratory Behavior / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D009636:Norbornanes / Q000009:adverse effects*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome
D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D009636:Norbornanes; C020900:fencamfamine