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Enhancement of Sprouting and Putative Regeneration of Central Noradrenergic Fibers by Morphine

Treatment of newborn rats with 6-hydroxydopa (6-OHDOPA, 60 μg/g IP) increased the levels of norepinephrine in the adult cerebellum and hindbrain. Concurrent treatment with morphine sulfate (20 μg/g IP) potentiated the response to 6-OHDOPA in the cerebellum and pons-medulla. In addition, increased noradrenergic neurite density in 4 week cerebellar cortex (as observed with histofluorescent staining by glyoxylic acid) suggests that neonatal morphine increased the sprouting of noradrenergic neurons in the 6-OHDOPA treated rats.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:ETSU/oai:dc.etsu.edu:etsu-works-14472
Date01 January 1980
CreatorsHarston, Craig T., Morrow, Anne, Kostrzewa, Richard M.
PublisherDigital Commons @ East Tennessee State University
Source SetsEast Tennessee State University
Detected LanguageEnglish
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SourceETSU Faculty Works

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