Inhibitory actions of δ1-, δ2-, and μ-opioid receptor agonists on excitatory transmission in lamina II neurons of adult rat spinal cord

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 1994, Pages 4965-4971

  Glaum, Steven R ^a   Miller, Richard J ^a   Hammond, Donna L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

7 benzylidene naltrexone (BNTX); DAMGO; deltorphin; DPDPE; EPSP; naloxone; naltriben; spinal cord slice; opioid receptor

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; BICUCULLINE; DELTA OPIATE RECEPTOR; DELTORPHIN; ENKEPHALIN[2 DEXTRO ALANINE 4 METHYLPHENYLALANINE 5 GLYCINE]; ENKEPHALIN[2,5 DEXTRO PENICILLAMINE]; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NALOXONE; NALTREXONE; OPIATE AGONIST; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; STRYCHNINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL ROOT; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION;

EID: 0028169755     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.14-08-04965.1994     Document Type: Article

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