Evidence for an interaction of opioid and noradrenergic locus coeruleus systems in the regulation of environmental stimulus-directed behavior
Arnsten A, Segal DS, Loughlin SE, Roberts D. Evidence for an interaction of opioid and noradrenergic locus coeruleus systems in the regulation of environmental stimulus-directed behavior. Brain Research 1981, 222: 351-363. PMID: 7284783, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(81)91038-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpiate agonist morphineNoradrenergic locus coeruleus systemOpiate antagonist naloxoneDorsal bundleSham-lesioned ratsLocus coeruleus systemLocus coeruleus activityStimulus contactStimulus interactionAgonist morphineAntagonist naloxoneOpioid roleInhibitory actionNaloxoneOpioidsReportParticular environmental stimuliMorphineLesionsRats