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Abstract
Opioids induce dual (inhibitory and excitatory) regulation of depolarization-evoked [3H]dopamine release in SK-N-SH cells through either mu or delta receptors. The potentiation of dopamine release by opioid agonists is mediated by N-type voltage-dependent calcium channels and does not involve Gi/Go proteins. Removal of the excitatory opioid effect by blockade with omega-conotoxin, an N-channel antagonist, reveals the inhibitory effect of opioids on release, thus suggesting that both modulatory effects of opioids are exerted in parallel.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9295225 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(97)00599-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Brain Res ISSN: 0006-8993 Impact factor: 3.252