Enhanced opioid efficacy in opioid dependence is caused by an altered signal transduction pathway

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 24, 1998, Pages 10269-10276

  Ingram, Susan L ^a   Vaughan, Christopher W ^a   Bagley, Elena E ^a   Connor, Mark ^b   Christie, MacDonald J ^b  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adenylyl cyclase; Opioid dependence; Opioid efficacy; Opioid withdrawal; Periaqueductal gray; Protein kinase A; Sensitization; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CLONIDINE; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; DENDROTOXIN; ENKEPHALIN[2 DEXTRO ALANINE 4 METHYLPHENYLALANINE 5 GLYCINE]; FORSKOLIN; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; OPIATE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE ENDING; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; OPIATE ADDICTION; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0032535012     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-24-10269.1998     Document Type: Article

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