Intrauterine position has long-term influence on brain μ-opioid receptor density and behaviour in mice

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 386-400

  Morley Fletcher, Sara ^a   Palanza, Paola ^b   Parolaro, Daniela ^c   Viganò, Daniela ^d   Laviola, Giovanni ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Gonadal hormones; Intrauterine position; Mice; Opioids; Prenatal environment; Receptors

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; OPIATE;

ADULTHOOD; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; FETUS; HOT PLATE TEST; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PLACE PREFERENCE; POSITION; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RECEPTOR DENSITY; REWARD; UTERUS;

EID: 12244311181     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4530(02)00030-6     Document Type: Article

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