Forskolin enhancement of opioid currents in rat locus coeruleus neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1559-1565

  Osborne, Peregrine B ^a,b   Williams, John T ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CARBENOXOLONE; FORSKOLIN; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERPOLARIZATION; LOCUS CERULEUS; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0029763502     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.3.1559     Document Type: Article

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