Evidence for Separate Involvement of Different μ-Opioid Receptor Subtypes in Itch and Analgesia Induced by Supraspinal Action of Opioids
The common adverse effect of centrally-injected μ-opioid receptor (μ-OR) agonists is pruritus. This study was conducted using mice to examine whether different subtypes of μ-OR would be responsible for pruritus and analgesia. Intracisternal injections of morphine and morphine-6β-glucronide (M6G), bu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2008-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Pharmacological Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319340642 |