Ultra low concentrations of morphine increase neurite outgrowth in cultured rat spinal cord and cerebral cortical neurons

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 365, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 10-13

  Brailoiu, Eugen ^a   Hoard, Jennifer ^a   Brailoiu, G Cristina ^a   Chi, Michelle ^a   Godbolde, Ramona ^a   Dun, Nae J ^a  

^a TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral cortex; Morphine; Neurite outgrowth; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; NALOXONE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL STRAIN; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; NARCOTICS; NEURITES; RATS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 3242683564     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2004.03.092     Document Type: Article

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