The μ-opioid receptor (MOR1) is mainly restricted to neurons that do not contain GABA or glycine in the superficial dorsal horn of the rat spinal cord

Neuroscience

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1231-1238

  Kemp, T ^a   Spike, R C ^a   Watt, C ^a   Todd, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

analgesia; excitatory interneuron; immunocytochemistry; morphine; opiates; substantia gelatinosa

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLYCINE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN;

EID: 0030298514     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(96)00333-8     Document Type: Article

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