Quantitative autoradiography of peripheral opioid binding sites in rat lung

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 310, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 47-53

  Cabot, Peter J ^a   Cramond, Tess ^b   Smith, Maree T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autoradiography; Dyspnea; Morphine; Opioid; Quenching

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHONIUM; MORPHINE; NALOXONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; LUNG; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030598126     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(96)00363-9     Document Type: Article

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