Naloxone microinjected into the arcuate nucleus has differential effects on ventilation in male and female rats

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 531-536

  Schlenker, E H ^a   Martin, D S ^a   Lin, X M ^a   Egland, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus; Blood pressure; Endogenous opioids; Gender differences; Heart rate; Naloxone; Oxygen consumption; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ENDORPHIN; NALOXONE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HISTOLOGY; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 0030986427     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(97)80330-7     Document Type: Article

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