Alpha-2-adrenergic and opioid receptor additivity in rat locuscoeruleus neurons

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 361, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 265-268

  Stone, Laura S ^a   Wilcox, George L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

2 adrenergic; opioid; Brain slices; G protein coupled receptors; Hyperpolarization; Isobolographic analysis; Locus coeruleus; Potassium channels; Receptor interactions

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALPHA 2A ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BRIMONIDINE; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERPOLARIZATION; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; LOCUS CERULEUS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; LOCUS COERULEUS; NARCOTICS; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU;

EID: 2342511488     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2003.12.065     Document Type: Article

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