The μ-opioid receptor is necessary for [D-Pen2,D-Pen5]enkephalin-induced analgesia

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 324, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages

  Sora, Ichiro ^a   Funada, Masahiko ^a   Uhl, George R ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

DPDPE ( D Pen2,D Pen5 enkephalin; Opioid receptor; Opioid receptor knockout mouse

Indexed keywords

ENKEPHALIN[2,5 DEXTRO PENICILLAMINE]; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

EID: 0030949768     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)10016-4     Document Type: Article

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