Agmatine Inhibits Naloxone-Induced Contractions in Morphine-Dependent Guinea Pig Ileum

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1009, Issue , 2003, Pages 147-151

  Aricioglu, Feyza ^a   Ercil, Eser ^a   Dulger, Gul ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Agmatine; Ileum; Imidazoline; Morphine; Nitric oxide; NMDA; 2 adrenergic

Indexed keywords

AGMATINE; CARBON DIOXIDE; IDAZOXAN; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; OXYGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YOHIMBINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; CERVICAL SPINE DISLOCATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECAPITATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SCREENING; GUINEA PIG; ILEUM CONTRACTION; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; MORPHINE ADDICTION; NONHUMAN; STARVATION; TEMPERATURE; TIME; TISSUE; TYRODE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 1342347806     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1196/annals.1304.016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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