Meperidine, remifentanil and tramadol but not sufentanil interact with α2-adrenoceptors in α2A-, α2B- and α2C-adrenoceptor knock out mice brain

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 582, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 70-77

  Höcker, Jan ^a   Weber, Bernd ^a   Tonner, Peter H ^b   Scholz, Jens ^a   Brand, Philipp Alexander ^a   Ohnesorge, Henning ^a   Bein, Berthold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b Hospital Links der Weser   (Germany)

Author keywords

2 adrenoceptor subtypes; 125I paraiodoclonidine; Knock out mice; Opioid displacement; Receptor autoradiography

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALPHA 2A ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2B ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2C ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; OPIATE; PARAIODOCLONIDINE I 125; PETHIDINE; RADIOLIGAND; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; REMIFENTANIL; SUFENTANIL; TRAMADOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BINDING AFFINITY; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SLICE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; FEMALE; ISOTOPE LABELING; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

AFFINITY LABELS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; BRAIN; CLONIDINE; DRUG PARTIAL AGONISM; FEMALE; MALE; MEPERIDINE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PIPERIDINES; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; SUFENTANIL; TRAMADOL;

EID: 39149096591     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2007.12.022     Document Type: Article

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