Article
Opioid operant self-administration, analgesia, stimulation and respiratory depression in mu-deficient mice.
Psychopharmacology - 1 Jan 1995
Elmer G I, Pieper J O, Goldberg S R, George F R
Abstract excerpt
It is commonly thought that mu-receptors play an important role in the reinforcing effects of opioids. In the present study, inbred strains widely divergent in CNS opiate receptor densities were used to investigate the influence of genetic variation in receptor concentration on opioid-reinforced behavior. In particular, the CXBK/ByJ mice were used as an investigative tool because of their significantly lower...
Topics
- Analgesics
- Animals
- Benzimidazoles
- Conditioning, Operant
- Female
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Inbred Strains
- Motor Activity
- Narcotics
