Nandrolone alters the behavioral response to cocaine as well as striatal and cortical dopamine receptors of prepubertal male rats.
Jaime A. Freire, Carlos J. Rivero, Iván G. Santiago-Marrero, Andrea Mendez-Morales, Amanda J. González-Segarra, Enrique U. Pérez‐Cardona, Ricardo J. Torres-Ramirez, Annabell C. Segarra
This study shows that nandrolone exposure before puberty in male rats reduces anxiety, alters cocaine-induced locomotor sensitization, and changes dopamine receptor expression in striatal and cortical regions.
Scientific Reports · Sep 26, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience