Role of steroid hormones and morphine treatment in the modulation of opioid receptor gene expression in brain structures in the female rat

This study determined the effects of acute treatment with morphine on the expression of the Oprm1, Oprk1, and Oprd1 genes (which encode μ, κ, and δ receptors, respectively) in the striatum, hypothalamus, and periaqueductal gray (PAG) in ovariectomized female rats treated with estrogen. Ovariectomize...

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Main Authors: Cruz, Wesley Soares, Pereira, Lucas Assis, Cezar, Luana Carvalho, Camarini, Rosana, Felicio, Luciano Freitas, Bernardi, Maria Martha, Teodorov, Elizabeth
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer International Publishing 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4503706/