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Morphine acutely regulates opioid receptor trafficking selectively in dendrites of nucleus accumbens neurons.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 15 May 2003
Haberstock-Debic Helena, Wein Marc, Barrot Michel, Colago Eric E O, Rahman Zia, Neve Rachael L, Pickel Virginia M, Nestler Eric J, von Zastrow Mark, Svingos Adena L
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Morphine stimulates the internalization of mu-opioid receptors (MORs) in transfected cell models to a lesser degree than opioid peptides and other analgesic drugs, such as methadone, and previous studies have reported that morphine does not produce a detectable redistribution of MORs in neural tissue after either acute or chronic administration. Nevertheless, morphine produces profound physiological effects,...
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