(-)-Pentazocine induces visceral chemical antinociception, but not thermal, mechanical, or somatic chemical antinociception, in μ-opioid receptor knockout mice

• Main Authors: Satoh Masamichi (Author), Uhl George R (Author), Minami Masabumi (Author), Ide Soichiro (Author), Sora Ichiro (Author), Ikeda Kazutaka (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>(-)-Pentazocine has been hypothesized to induce analgesia via the κ-opioid (KOP) receptor, although the involvement of other opioid receptor subtypes in the effects of pentazocine remains unknown. In this study, we investigated the r...