| Literature DB >> 4730446 |
Abstract
Newborn mice injected daily for 6 weeks with dl-methadone in dosages of 2 to 8 milligrams per kilogram grew significantly more slowly than their saline-treated littermates. Litters given d-methadone, 4 milligrams per kilogram, grew normally. Concomitant treatment with naloxone, 10 milligrams per kilogram, prevented growth inhibition. A weight deficit persisted in mice observed 6 weeks after cessation of methadone treatment.Entities:
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Year: 1973 PMID: 4730446 DOI: 10.1126/science.181.4103.947
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728