1998
A comparison of the effects of clonidine and CNQX infusion into the locus coeruleus and the amygdala on naloxone-precipitated opiate withdrawal in the rat
Taylor J, Punch L, Elsworth J. A comparison of the effects of clonidine and CNQX infusion into the locus coeruleus and the amygdala on naloxone-precipitated opiate withdrawal in the rat. Psychopharmacology 1998, 138: 133-142. PMID: 9718282, DOI: 10.1007/s002130050655.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1982
Brain catecholamine metabolites and behavior in morphine withdrawal
Swann A, Elsworth J, Charney D, Jablons D, Roth R, Redmond D, Maas J. Brain catecholamine metabolites and behavior in morphine withdrawal. European Journal Of Pharmacology 1982, 86: 167-175. PMID: 6297931, DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(82)90314-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCatecholamine metabolitesMorphine withdrawal behaviorsBeta-receptor bindingWithdrawal behaviorDebrisoquin sulfateAcute treatmentMorphine withdrawalNorepinephrine metaboliteMorphine pelletsWithdrawal signsPlasma levelsBrain 3Noradrenergic hyperactivityReceptor bindingMHPGBrainMetabolitesNaloxoneHVARatsHyperactivityClonidine suppression of noradrenergic hyperactivity during morphine withdrawal by clonidine: biochemical studies in rodents and primates.
Roth R, Elsworth J, Redmond D. Clonidine suppression of noradrenergic hyperactivity during morphine withdrawal by clonidine: biochemical studies in rodents and primates. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 1982, 43: 42-6. PMID: 6806253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain levelsMHPG accumulationNE turnoverNE neuronsLocus coeruleusNaloxone-insensitive mechanismAdministration of naloxoneMorphine-dependent animalsNE systemDose-dependent degreeNon-human primatesNE metabolismMorphine withdrawalOpiate withdrawalClonidine suppressionImpulse flowNoradrenergic hyperactivityClinical studiesCSF measuresControl monkeysClonidineElectrophysiological studiesMHPGBiochemical measuresPilot data