Neuroanatomical sites of action of clonidine in opiate withdrawal: the locus coeruleus connection

Prog Clin Biol Res. 1981:71:285-98.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Clonidine / therapeutic use*
  • Dopamine / metabolism
  • Endorphins / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Locus Coeruleus / drug effects*
  • Naloxone / pharmacology
  • Norepinephrine / metabolism
  • Opioid-Related Disorders / rehabilitation*
  • Panic / drug effects
  • Receptors, Adrenergic / drug effects
  • Receptors, Dopamine / drug effects
  • Receptors, Opioid / drug effects
  • Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / rehabilitation*

Substances

  • Endorphins
  • Receptors, Adrenergic
  • Receptors, Dopamine
  • Receptors, Opioid
  • Naloxone
  • Clonidine
  • Dopamine
  • Norepinephrine