Adaptations in nucleus accumbens circuitry during opioid withdrawal associated with persistence of noxious stimulus-induced antinociception in the rat

Journal of Pain

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 141-147

  Schmidt, Brian L ^a   Tambeli, Claudia H ^a,c   Levine, Jon D ^a,b   Gear, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Capsaicin; Delta opioid receptor; Morphine; Mu opioid receptor; Pain

Indexed keywords

DELTA OPIATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ENKEPHALIN[2 DEXTRO ALANINE 4 METHYLPHENYLALANINE 5 GLYCINE]; ENKEPHALIN[2,5 DEXTRO PENICILLAMINE]; MORPHINE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; NALTRINDOLE; OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DRUG CROSS TOLERANCE; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; JAW OPENING REFLEX; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RAT;

EID: 0242432563     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jpai.2003.12     Document Type: Article

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