Preprothyrotropin-releasing hormone mRNA in the rat central gray is strongly and persistently induced during morphine withdrawal
Gahn L, Sevarino K. Preprothyrotropin-releasing hormone mRNA in the rat central gray is strongly and persistently induced during morphine withdrawal. Neuropeptides 1996, 30: 207-212. PMID: 8819143, DOI: 10.1016/s0143-4179(96)90065-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThyrotropin-releasing hormoneVentrolateral central grayCentral grayOpiate withdrawalMorphine withdrawalAcute naltrexone treatmentPrecipitation of withdrawalHormone mRNAChronic morphineNaltrexone treatmentSystemic administrationOpiate dependencePhysical symptomsVivo evidenceWithdrawalMorphineSignificant increaseRatsSitu hybridizationMRNA