Sensitization occurs to the locomotor effects of morphine and the specific mu opioid receptor agonist, DAGO, administered repeatedly to the ventral tegmental area but not to the nucleus accumbens.

Sensitization occurs to the locomotor effects of morphine and the specific mu opioid receptor agonist, DAGO, administered repeatedly to the ventral tegmental area but not to the nucleus accumbens. Brain Res. 1987 Aug 04; 417(1):51-8.

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subject areas

Animals
Enkephalin, Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)-
Enkephalins
Male
Morphine
Motor Activity
Nucleus Accumbens
Rats
Rats, Inbred Strains
Receptors, Opioid
Receptors, Opioid, mu
Septal Nuclei
Stimulation, Chemical
Tegmentum Mesencephali

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Peter W Kalivas