Postnatal development of multiple opioid receptors in the spinal cord and development of spinal morphine analgesia

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 108, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 239-254

  Rahman, W ^a   Dashwood, M R ^b   Fitzgerald, M ^a   Aynsley Green, A ^c   Dickenson, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autoradiography; Development; Electrophysiology; Morphine; Opioid receptor; Rat; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

DELTA OPIATE RECEPTOR; ENKEPHALIN[2 DEXTRO ALANINE 4 METHYLPHENYLALANINE 5 GLYCINE]; ENKEPHALIN[2,5 DEXTRO PENICILLAMINE]; KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR; MORPHINE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; N METHYL N [7 (1 PYRROLIDINYL) 1 OXASPIRO[4.5]DEC 8 YL]BENZENEACETAMIDE; NALOXONE; OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED SPINAL CORD RESPONSE; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NERVE FIBER C; NEWBORN; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR SENSITIVITY; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN;

ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BENZENEACETAMIDES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENKEPHALIN, ALA(2)-MEPHE(4)-GLY(5)-; ENKEPHALIN, D-PENICILLAMINE (2,5)-; ENKEPHALINS; MALE; MORPHINE; NERVE FIBERS; PYRROLIDINES; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, OPIOID; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, DELTA; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, KAPPA; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0032526838     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-3806(98)00054-6     Document Type: Article

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