ISSN:
1420-9071
Keywords:
(−)-Naloxone
;
(+)-naloxone
;
cat
;
transit
;
scintigraphy
;
colon
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary To determine whether the colonic transit accelerating effect of (−)-naloxone (0.3 mg/kg, i.m.) is due to an action at opioid receptors or a direct pharmacologic effect, its enantiomer, (+)-naloxone (0.3 mg/kg, i.m.) was administered to cats and compared to saline control using colonic transit scintigraphy. Transit was not accelerated by (+)-naloxone. The effects of naloxone on colonic transit are thus stereospecific, and are probably mediated by opioid receptors.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02027320
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