Fentanyl, a μ-opioid receptor agonist, phase shifts the hamster circadian pacemaker

Brain Research

Volumn 868, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 135-140

  Meijer, Johanna H ^a   Ruijs, Aleid C J ^a   Albus, Henk ^a,b   Van De Geest, Ben ^a   Duindam, Hans ^a   Zwinderman, Aeilko H ^a   Dahan, Albert ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b STICHTING EPILEPSIE INSTELLINGEN NEDERLAND SEIN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Receptor; Circadian rhythm; Entrainment; Fentanyl; Morphine; Non photic; Opioid; Phase shift; Superior colliculus

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DOSE RESPONSE; HAMSTER; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CRICETINAE; FENTANYL; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

EID: 0034674069     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(00)02317-9     Document Type: Article

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