Effects of mu, kappa, and delta opioid receptor agonists and antagonists on rat hypothalamic noradrenergic neurotransmission

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 491-495

  Yilmaz, B ^a,b   Gilmore, D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

HPLC ECD; Ketamine; LH release; Noradrenaline; Opioids

Indexed keywords

DELTA OPIATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; DELTA OPIATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; KETAMINE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METHOXYHYDROXYPHENYLGLYCOL; NARCOTICS; NOREPINEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, OPIOID;

EID: 0033559255     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(99)00020-9     Document Type: Article

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