Effect of repeated administrations of heroin, naltrexone, methadone, and alcohol on morphine glucuronidation in the rat

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 58-64

  Antonilli, Letizia ^a   Petecchia, Emma ^a   Caprioli, Daniele ^a   Badiani, Aldo ^a   Nencini, Paolo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Liver microsomes; Morphine 3 glucuronide; Morphine 6 glucuronide; Opiates

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; NALTREXONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG METABOLISM; EXPOSURE; FOLLOW UP; GLUCURONIDATION; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; LIVER MICROSOME; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; ETHANOL; HEROIN; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; MALE; METHADONE; MICROSOMES, LIVER; MORPHINE; MORPHINE DERIVATIVES; NALTREXONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU;

EID: 25844521916     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-005-0030-7     Document Type: Article

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