ISSN:
1440-1681
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
1. Prostaglandin E1 (0·4 mg/kg, i.p.) significantly potentiated the antinociceptive action of morphine in albino rats.2. This potentiation was significantly inhibited by pretreatment with reserpine, p-chlorophenylalanine or methysergide but not by α-methyl-p-yrosine, phentolamine or propranolol.3. The results suggest that the potentiation of morphine by prostaglandin E1 is mediated by serotonin, since it is inhibited by pharmacological agents known to reduce central turnover of serotonin receptors.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1681.1975.tb01842.x