A biphasic opioid function modulator: Agmatine

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 631-636+724

  Rui Bin, Su ^b   Jin, Li ^a   Bo Yi, Qin ^b  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Agmatine; Biphasic opioid function modulator; Imidazoline receptors; Morphine; Morphine dependence; Opioid receptors

Indexed keywords

AGMATINE; AMINOGUANIDINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ARGININE; BIPHASIC OPIOID FUNCTION MODULATOR; CITRULLINE; EFLORNITHINE; FORSKOLIN; HYDROCODONE; IDAZOXAN; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; OPIATE; OPIATE RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; TRITIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; OPIATE ADDICTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

AGMATINE; ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG TOLERANCE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE DEPENDENCE; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; RECEPTORS, OPIOID; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0038729643     PISSN: 16714083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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