Translating human drug use patterns into rat models: exploring spontaneous interindividual differences via refined drug self-administration procedures
Ginevra D’Ottavio, Sara Pezza, Jacopo Modoni, Ingrid Reverte, Cláudia Marchetti, Soami Filippo Zenoni, Andrea Termine, Carlo Fabrizio, Daniela Maftei, Roberta Lattanzi, Giuseppe Esposito, Davide Ragozzino, Emiliano Merlo, Michele Stanislaw Milella, Roberto Ciccocioppo, , Daniele Caprioli
This study introduces a no-timeout self-administration procedure to better mimic human heroin use patterns in rats, showing it alters heroin intake and social behavior but not cocaine use.
British Journal of Pharmacology · Mar 27, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience