Dendritic arbor of locus coeruleus neurons contributes to opioid inhibition

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 2029-2035

  Travagli, R Alberto ^b   Wessendorf, Martin ^b   Williams, John T ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCYTIN; METENKEPHALIN; OPIATE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; LOCUS CERULEUS; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC NERVE; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0029953072     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.75.5.2029     Document Type: Article

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