Localization of endogenous morphine-like compounds in the mouse spinal cord

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 520, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1547-1561

  Laux, Alexis ^a   Delalande, François ^b   Mouheiche, Jinane ^a   Stuber, Denise ^a   Van Dorsselaer, Alain ^b   Bianchi, Enrica ^c   Bezard, Erwan ^a   Poisbeau, Pierrick ^a   Goumon, Yannick ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Codeine; GABA; Morphine; Morphine 3 glucuronide; Morphine 6 glucuronide; Mouse; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CODEINE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE 3 GLUCURONIDE; MORPHINE 6 GLUCURONIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL ASSAY; CELL LABELING; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GRAY MATTER; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WHITE MATTER;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CODEINE; GABAERGIC NEURONS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MORPHINE; MORPHINE DERIVATIVES; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 84857955113     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.22811     Document Type: Article

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