μ- and δ-opioid receptor mRNAS are expressed in spinally projecting serotonergic and nonserotonergic neurons of the rostral ventromedial medulla

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 404, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 183-196

  Wang, Hong ^a   Wessendorf, Martin W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell counts; Fluorescent dyes; Immunohistochemistry; In situ hybridization; Neural pathways; Pain

Indexed keywords

DELTA OPIATE RECEPTOR; FLUOROGOLD; MESSENGER RNA; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN; URIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL;

ANIMALS; FLUORESCENT DYES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, DELTA; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; RNA, MESSENGER; SEROTONIN; SPINAL CORD; STILBAMIDINES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033535124     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19990208)404:2<183::AID-CNE4>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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