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Effect of morphime and naloxone on nociceptive sensitivity were studie
d in 3 rat strains, with high, low, and intermediate thresholds of ner
vous system excitability. The highest sensitivity to morphine correlat
ed with its dose dependence was revealed in rats with low and high thr
esholds of excitability. The lowest sensitivity was found in rats with
intermediate thresholds of excitability. The obtained data led to the
conclusion about essential contribution of genetical control of excit
ability in the mechanisms of functioning of the opiate system.