Changes in opioid receptor density on murine splenocytes induced by in vivo treatment with morphine and methadone

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 279, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 172-176

  Patrini, Gabriela ^a   Massi, Paola ^a   Ricevuti, Giovanni ^b   Mazzone, Antonino ^b   Fossati, Gianluca ^b   Mazzucchelli, Iolanda ^b   Gori, Enzo ^a   Parolaro, Daniela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR DENSITY; SPLEEN CELL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; LYMPHOCYTES; MACROPHAGES; MALE; METHADONE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MORPHINE; RECEPTORS, OPIOID; SPLEEN;

EID: 0030432378     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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