Prenatal morphine exposure alters estrogen regulation of kappa receptors in the cortex and POA of adult female rats but has no effects on these receptors in adult male rats

Authors
Rimanoczy, A Slamberova, R Vathy, I
Citation
A. Rimanoczy et al., Prenatal morphine exposure alters estrogen regulation of kappa receptors in the cortex and POA of adult female rats but has no effects on these receptors in adult male rats, BRAIN RES, 894(1), 2001, pp. 154-156
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
BRAIN RESEARCH
ISSN journal
00068993 → ACNP
Volume
894
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
154 - 156
Database
ISI
SICI code
0006-8993(20010309)894:1<154:PMEAER>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
The binding characteristics of kappa receptors were assessed in the frontal cortex (CX), striatum, hypothalamus, preoptic area (POA), cerebellum, and ventral tegmental area of adult male and female rats exposed prenatally to morphine or saline. Prenatal morphine exposure altered estrogen regulation of kappa receptors in the CX and POA of females, but had no effects on kapp a receptors in any of the examined brain regions in male rats. (C) 2001 Els evier Science B.V. All rights reserved.