Characterization of epibatidine binding to medial habenula: Potential role in analgesia

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 302, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 759-765

  Plenge, Per ^a,b   Mellerup, Erling T ^a   Wörtwein, Gitta ^a  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; EPIBATIDINE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BINDING; DRUG BINDING SITE; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; HABENULA; HOT PLATE TEST; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR DENSITY;

ALKALOIDS; ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; AZOCINES; BICYCLO COMPOUNDS, HETEROCYCLIC; BUNGAROTOXINS; HABENULA; PYRIDINES; QUINOLIZINES; RATS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRITIUM;

EID: 0036075723     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/jpet.102.033498     Document Type: Article

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