PAG mu opioid receptor activation underlies sex differences in morphine antinociception

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 126-133

  Bernal, Scott A ^a   Morgan, Michael M ^b   Craft, Rebecca M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Gender; Locomotor activity; Opioids

Indexed keywords

BETA FUNALTREXAMINE; MORPHINE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; OPIATE RECEPTOR; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR DENSITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; MORPHINE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NARCOTICS; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 33846013254     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2006.10.028     Document Type: Article

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