Naltrexone influence on hibernation.
In the garden dormouse, opiate receptor blockade by naltrexone decreased the score for sleeping behaviour during hibernation at 24.00 h, indicative of a possible involvement of endorphins in the control of hibernation.
D000064:Acclimatization; D000818:Animals; D006605:Hibernation / Q000187:drug effects*; D009270:Naloxone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D009271:Naltrexone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012377:Rodentia; D012890:Sleep / Q000187:drug effects
D009270:Naloxone; D009271:Naltrexone