Morphine withdrawal increases intrinsic excitability of oxytocin neurons in morphine-dependent rats

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 501-512

  Brown, Colin H ^a   Stern, Javier E ^b   Jackson, Keshia L M ^b   Bull, Philip M ^a   Leng, Gareth ^a   Russell, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Genome Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

After hyperpolarization; Opioid dependence; Supraoptic nucleus; Transient outward rectification; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; NALOXONE; OPIATE RECEPTOR; OXYTOCIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; VASOPRESSIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADAPTATION; AFTERHYPERPOLARIZATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPIKE; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MORPHINE; MORPHINE DEPENDENCE; NALOXONE; NAPHTHALENES; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; NARCOTICS; NEURONS; OXEPINS; OXYTOCIN; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SALINE SOLUTION, HYPERTONIC; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 13444262214     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2005.03885.x     Document Type: Article

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