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Evidence for involvement of NO/NOS-cGMP signal system in morphine dependence

Fang Fang, Cao Qing, Song Fujin, Wang Yanhong, Liu Jingsheng

Institute of Basic Medical Sciences,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College.Beijing 100005

Abstract

The present study was undertaken to observe changes in cGMP contents, calcium-dependent and non-calcium-dependent NOS activities in brain regions isolated from morphine-dependent mice as well as the effect of NOS inhibitor (L-NMMA) on the development of this dependence.

Key words: Morphine;Dependence;cGMP;Nitric oxide synthase

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Fang Fang, Cao Qing, Song Fujin, Wang Yanhong, Liu Jingsheng. Evidence for involvement of NO/NOS-cGMP signal system in morphine dependence. Acta Physiol Sin 1999; 51 (2): (in Chinese with English abstract).