Behavioral meaningful opioidergic stimulation activates kappa receptor gene expression

The periaqueductal gray (PAG) has been reported to be a location for opioid regulation of pain and a potential site for behavioral selection in females. Opioid-mediated behavioral and physiological responses differ according to the activity of opioid receptor subtypes. The present study investigated...

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Main Authors: E. Teodorov, M.F.R. Ferrari, D.R. Fior-Chadi, R. Camarini, L.F. Felício
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2012-10-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2012001000015&lng=en&tlng=en