Effect of chronic treatment with morphine, midazolam, and both together on β-endorphin levels in the rat

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 335-341

  Rattan, Anil K ^a,b   Tejwani, Gopi A ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Endorphin; Benzodiazepine; Brain regions; Midazolam; Morphine; Opioid peptides; Peripheral tissues; Pituitary gland; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG TOLERANCE; HYPOPHYSIS; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MORPHINE ADDICTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SPINAL CORD; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; BETA-ENDORPHIN; BRAIN; MALE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030482503     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(96)00022-6     Document Type: Article

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