A selective AMPA antagonist, LY293588, suppresses morphine withdrawal-induced activation of locus coeruleus neurons and behavioral signs of morphine withdrawal

Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 497-505

  Rasmussen, Kurt ^a   Kendrick, William T ^a   Kogan, Jeffrey H ^b   Aghajanian, George K ^b  

^a ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

AMPA; Locus coeruleus; LY293558; Morphine withdrawal

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; DECAHYDRO 6 [2 (1H TETRAZOL 5 YL)ETHYL] 3 ISOQUINOLINECARBOXYLIC ACID; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; MORPHINE; NALTREXONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0030296301     PISSN: 0893133X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0893-133X(96)00094-2     Document Type: Article

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