Article
State-dependent variation in the inhibitory effect of [D-Ala2, D-Leu5]-enkephalin on hippocampal serotonin release in ground squirrels.
Life sciences - 1 Jan 1991
Kramarova L I, Lee T F, Cui Y, Wang L C
Abstract excerpt
Accumulated evidence has suggested that increased endogenous opioid activities may facilitate the onset of hibernation either directly or possibly through modulation of other neurotransmitter systems. The seasonal change of [D-Ala2, D-Leu5]-enkephalin (DADLE), a delta receptor agonist, in modulating K+ (35 mM)-induced [3H]-5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) release from the hippocampal and hypothalamic slices of...
Topics
- Animals
- Enkephalin, Leucine-2-Alanine
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Hibernation
- Hippocampus
- Hypothalamus
- Kinetics
- Male
- Receptors, Opioid
- Sciuridae
- Seasons
