Enkephalin opens potassium channels on mammalian central neurones

Nature

Volumn 299, Issue 5878, 1982, Pages 74-77

  Williams, John T ^a   Egan, Terrance M ^a   North, R Alan ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENKEPHALIN DERIVATIVE; ENKEPHALIN[2 ALANINE 5 LEUCINE]; METENKEPHALIN; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; IN VITRO STUDY; LOCUS CERULEUS; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NORMORPHONE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; RAT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMAL; CALCIUM; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENDORPHINS; ENKEPHALINS; ION CHANNELS; LOCUS COERULEUS; POTASSIUM; RATS; RECEPTORS, OPIOID; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0019947923     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/299074a0     Document Type: Article

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