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Hypoxic ventilatory response in Tac1-/- neonatal mice following exposure to opioids.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) - 1 Dec 2012
Berner J, Shvarev Y, Zimmer A, Wickstrom R
Abstract excerpt
Morphine is the dominating analgetic drug used in neonates, but opioid-induced respiratory depression limits its therapeutic use. In this study, we examined acute morphine effects on respiration during intermittent hypoxia in newborn Tac1 gene knockout mice (Tac1-/-) lacking substance P and neurokinin A. In vivo, plethysmography revealed a blunted hypoxic ventilatory response (HVR) in Tac1-/- mice. Morphine (10...
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