Intraseptal microinjection of β-funaltrexamine blocked a microwave-induced decrease of hippocampal cholinergic activity in the rat

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 613-616

  Lai, Henry ^a,b   Carino, Monserrat A ^a   Horita, Akira ^a   Guy, Arthur W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholinergic activity; Endogenous opioids; Hippocampus; Microwaves

Indexed keywords

BETA FUNALTREXAMINE; CHOLINE; HEMICHOLINIUM 3; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG UPTAKE; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MICROINJECTION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEPTUM NUCLEUS;

EID: 0029670117     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0091-3057(95)02058-6     Document Type: Article

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