Inhibition of morphine tolerance and dependence by diazepam and its relation to μ-opioid receptors in the rat brain and spinal cord

Brain Research

Volumn 797, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 305-312

  Tejwani, Gopi A ^a   Sheu, Ming Jyh ^a   Sribanditmongkol, Pongruk ^a   Satyapriya, Ajay ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Opioid receptor; Benzodiazepine; Brain region; CNS; Constitutive receptor; Diazepam; Morphine; Opioid; Peripheral tissue; Spinal cord; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; MORPHINE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESENSITIZATION; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMPLANTATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIAZEPAM; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG TOLERANCE; ENKEPHALIN, ALA(2)-MEPHE(4)-GLY(5)-; ENKEPHALINS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; NOCICEPTORS; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TRITIUM;

EID: 0032578049     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)00416-8     Document Type: Article

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