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The anxiolytic effect of acute ethanol or diazepam exposure is unaltered in mu-opioid receptor knockout mice.
Brain research bulletin - 1 Aug 2001
LaBuda C J, Fuchs P N
Abstract excerpt
Previous researchers demonstrate an opioidergic involvement in the anxiolytic and rewarding actions of ethanol and diazepam. Therefore, to further characterize the role of the opioid system in the anxiolytic action of ethanol and diazepam, normal (C57BL/6J), hybrid (B6129F1) and mu-opioid receptor knockout mice were given i.p. ethanol (0, 1.0 or 1.6 g/kg) or diazepam (1.5 mg/kg). The anxiolytic properties of...
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