Expression of mu-opioid receptors in developing rat spinal cord: an autoradiographic study |
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Authors: | Ray Subrata Basu Wadhwa Shashi |
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Affiliation: | Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110 029, India. sbr_aiims@hotmail.com |
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Abstract: | The expression of mu-opioid receptors in the developing rat spinal cord (Postnatal days 7, 14, 30) was studied by autoradiography using [3H]DAMGO. When compared to camera lucida drawings, the receptor was noted over the entire gray matter and dorsal root ganglia at postnatal days 7 and 14. At postnatal day 30, the receptor expression decreased over the gray matter except the superficial laminae (laminae I and II). At all age groups studied, a higher expression of the receptor was noted over the superficial laminae. The study shows that micro-opioid receptors appears early in postnatal development and attains mature receptor distribution relatively late in ontogeny, suggesting a possible role in the normal development of nervous system. This is affirmed by an impairment of psychomotor development in babies born to mothers, addicted to opiates. |
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