Publication Date:
1983-09-16
Description:
In vitro binding studies have demonstrated the existence of multiple opiate receptor types. An additional site in the rat brain (termed the lambda site) is distinct from the established types by its selectivity for 4,5-epoxymorphinans (such as naloxone and morphine). While the lambda site displays a high affinity for naloxone in vivo and in vitro in fresh brain membrane homogenates, these sites rapidly convert in vitro to a state of low affinity. The regional distribution of the lambda site in the brain is strikingly different from that of the classic opiate receptor types.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Grevel, J -- Sadee, W -- AG 031047/AG/NIA NIH HHS/ -- DA 01095/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1983 Sep 16;221(4616):1198-201.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6310750" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Animals
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*Brain Chemistry
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Dihydromorphine/metabolism
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Diprenorphine/metabolism
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Morphine/metabolism
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Nalorphine/metabolism
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Naloxone/*metabolism
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Naltrexone/metabolism
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Rats
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Receptors, Opioid/*metabolism
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Sodium/metabolism
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Tissue Distribution
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
