Opioid-induced release of neurotensin in the periaqueductal gray matter of freely moving rats

Brain Research

Volumn 774, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 149-158

  Stiller, Carl Olav ^a   Gustafsson, Henrik ^a   Fried, Kaj ^a   Brodin, Ernst ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Microdialysis; Neurotensin; Opioid; Periaqueductal gray matter; Rat; Aminobutyric acid

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; ENKEPHALIN[2 DEXTRO ALANINE 4 METHYLPHENYLALANINE 5 GLYCINE]; MORPHINE; MUSCIMOL; NALOXONE; NEUROTENSIN; NEUROTENSIN RECEPTOR; OPIATE; OPIATE PEPTIDE; OPIATE RECEPTOR; SIGMA OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICRODIALYSIS; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT;

EID: 0031558635     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)81698-8     Document Type: Article

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