Rapid estradiol-17β modulation of opioid actions on the electrical and secretory activity of rat oxytocin neurons in vivo

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 614-623

  Brown, Colin H ^a   Brunton, Paula J ^b   Russell, John A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Hypothalamus; Morphine dependence; Naloxone; Supraoptic nucleus; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; NALOXONE; OPIATE; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATION; FEMALE; IN VIVO STUDY; MORPHINE ADDICTION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OXYTOCIN RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ANIMAL; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

RATTUS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MORPHINE DEPENDENCE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; NEURONS; OXYTOCIN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 40349098523     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11064-007-9506-7     Document Type: Article

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