Methionine enkephalin inhibits the bursting activity of the Br-type neuron inHelix pomatia L.
- 1 June 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
- Vol. 36 (6) , 666-667
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01970127
Abstract
The present study demonstrates that methionine enkephalin can inhibit the normal bursting activity pattern of the RPal or Br-type neuron and this inhibition can be blocked by prior treatment with naloxone, the selective opiate antagonist. The study demonstrates indirectly the presence of opiate-like receptors inHelix pomatia.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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