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Abstract
1 Subcutaneous prostaglandin E2 (2.5 mg/kg) produces profuse diarrhoea in fed rats. 2 Pretreatment of rats with subcutaneous loperamide (1.0 mg/kg) completely prevents prostaglandin-induced diarrhoea. If naloxone is administered prior to loperamide injections the activity of the antidiarrhoeal compound is completely destroyed. 3 These data provide strong evidence that the antidiarrhoeal activity of loperamide is mediated via the opiate receptor.Entities:
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Year: 1979 PMID: 526706 PMCID: PMC2043689 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1979.tb10840.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Pharmacol ISSN: 0007-1188 Impact factor: 8.739