The role of minoxidil on endogenous opioid peptides in the spinal cord: A putative co-agonist relationship between K-ATP openers and opioids

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 417, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 91-98

  Campbell, Vera C ^a   Welch, Sandra P ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

(Rat); Antinociception; ATP gated; K+ channel; Minoxidil; Opioid

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BETA ENDORPHIN; BETA FUNALTREXAMINE; BINALTORPHIMINE; KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LEUCINE ENKEPHALIN; MINOXIDIL; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; NALTRINDOLE; OPIATE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; OPIATE PEPTIDE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL STIMULATING AGENT; SIGMA OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; SPINAL CORD; TAIL FLICK TEST;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MINOXIDIL; NALTREXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; NOCICEPTORS; OPIOID PEPTIDES; PAIN; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, OPIOID; SPINAL CORD; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0035815309     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(01)00885-8     Document Type: Article

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