ENKEPHALINS INCREASE DOPAMINE LEVELS IN THE CNS OF A MARINE MOLLUSK

被引:68
作者
STEFANO, GB
CATAPANE, EJ
机构
[1] CUNY,MEDGAR EVERS COLL,DEPT NAT SCI,BROOKLYN,NY
[2] E COAST NEUROSCI FDN,BROOKLYN,NY
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D O I
10.1016/0024-3205(79)90024-9
中图分类号
R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];
学科分类号
1001 ;
摘要
Intracardiac administration of methionine enkephalin and leucine enkephalin increased dopamine but not serotonin levels in the CNS of the marine mollusc Mytilus edulis. Naloxone blocked the effects of the enkephalins. These responses displayed a time dependent desensitization to methionine enkephalin. The study suggests the presence of an opiate receptor mechanism in this invertebrate species. © 1979.
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页码:1617 / 1621
页数:5
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