Endomorphins: Localization, release and action on rat dorsal horn neurons

Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 213-220

  Dun, N J ^a   Dun, S L ^a   Wu, S Y ^a   Williams, C A ^a   Kwok, E H ^a  

^a East Tennessee State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Excitatory postsynaptic currents; Inhibitory postsynaptic currents; Opiate receptors

Indexed keywords

BETA FUNALTREXAMINE; ENDORPHIN; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HYPERPOLARIZATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ISOLATION; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; TAIL FLICK TEST; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

BOVINAE; LAMIINAE;

EID: 0034108083     PISSN: 10217770     EISSN: 14230127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02255468     Document Type: Review

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