Intracisternal injection of opioids induces itch-associated response through μ-opioid receptors in mice

Japanese Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 77-82

  Tohda, Chihiro ^a   Yamaguchi, Tomomi ^a   Kuraishi, Yasushi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Intracisternal injection; Itch; Opioid; Scratching; opioid receptor

Indexed keywords

3,4 DICHLORO N METHYL N [2 (1 PYRROLIDINYL)CYCLOHEXYL]BENZENEACETAMIDE; ENKEPHALIN[2 DEXTRO ALANINE 4 METHYLPHENYLALANINE 5 GLYCINE]; MORPHINE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; NALOXONE; OPIATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; FACE; INTRACISTERNAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRURITUS; SCRATCHING;

EID: 0030982021     PISSN: 00215198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jjp.74.77     Document Type: Article

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