Clonidine 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