Enhanced δ-opioid receptor-mediated antinociception in μ-opioid receptor-deficient mice

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 387, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 163-169

  Qiu, Chunyuan ^a,b   Sora, Ichiro ^c   Ren, Ke ^a   Uhl, George ^c   Dubner, Ronald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Opioid receptor; Inflammation; Knockout mice

Indexed keywords

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

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HYPERALGESIA; INFLAMMATION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANALGESIA; ANIMALS; ENKEPHALIN, ALA(2)-MEPHE(4)-GLY(5)-; ENKEPHALIN, D-PENICILLAMINE (2,5)-; HYPERALGESIA; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NALTREXONE; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, DELTA; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU;

EID: 0033959051     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(99)00813-4     Document Type: Article

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