Localization of opiate receptors in substantia nigra evidence by lesion studies.
From the effects of selective lesions it is concluded that opiate receptors are located on dopamine (DA) cell-bodies and/or dendrites as well as on GABA nerve-terminals in substantia nigra.
D000818:Animals; D002421:Caudate Nucleus / Q000502:physiology; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism; D007608:Kainic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011957:Receptors, Opioid / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D013378:Substantia Nigra / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000378:metabolism
D011957:Receptors, Opioid; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D007608:Kainic Acid; D004298:Dopamine