Opioid microinjection into raphe magnus modulates cardiorespiratory function in mice and rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 297, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Hellman, Kevin M ^a   Mendelson, Scott J ^a   Mendez Duarte, Marco A ^a   Russell, James L ^a   Mason, Peggy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Narcotics; Opioids; Pain; Respiratory depression

Indexed keywords

ENKEPHALIN[2 DEXTRO ALANINE 4 METHYLPHENYLALANINE 5 GLYCINE]; MORPHINE; OPIATE;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; BRADYPNEA; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART FUNCTION; HEART RATE; HOMEOSTASIS; MALE; MICROINJECTION; MOUSE; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC TONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPHE MAGNUS NUCLEUS; RAT; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RESPIRATORY DRIVE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RESPIRATORY SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TACHYCARDIA;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIA, SINUS; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENKEPHALIN, ALA(2)-MEPHE(4)-GLY(5)-; HEART RATE; HOMEOSTASIS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROINJECTIONS; MORPHINE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RAPHE NUCLEI; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SLEEP;

EID: 70449635650     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00140.2009     Document Type: Article

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