Activation of c-fos mRNA in the brain by the κ-opioid receptor agonist enadoline and the NMDA receptor antagonist dizocilpine

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 328, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 31-36

  Panegyres, Peter K ^a   Hughes, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Immediate early gene; NMDA receptor antagonist; Opioid receptor agonist

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; ENADOLINE; KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NALTREXONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMUS;

EID: 0030914169     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)83023-3     Document Type: Article

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