Distribution of μ-opioid receptors in the nucleus raphe magnus and nucleus gigantocellularis: A quantitative autoradiographic study

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 247-252

  Bowker, Robert M ^a   Dilts, Roger P ^a  

^a Pharmacology   (United States)

Author keywords

Nociception; Nucleus gigantocellularis; Nucleus raphe magnus; Opiate; Receptor

Indexed keywords

ENKEPHALIN[2 DEXTRO ALANINE 4 METHYLPHENYLALANINE 5 GLYCINE]; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; NALOXONE; RADIOISOTOPE;

ANIMAL CELL; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; GIGANTOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; GUINEA PIG; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPHE NUCLEUS;

ANIMAL; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; ENKEPHALIN, ALA(2)-MEPHE(4)-GLY(5)-; ENKEPHALINS; GUINEA PIGS; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; RAPHE NUCLEI; RECEPTORS, OPIOID; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0023951898     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(88)90218-2     Document Type: Article

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