The presence of opioid receptors in rat inner ear

• Main Authors: Nopporn Jongkamonwiwat, Pansiri Phansuwan-Pujito, Puangkeaw Sarapoke, Banthit Chetsawang, Stefano O. Casalotti, Andrew Forge, Hilary Dodson, Piyarat Govitrapong
• Other Authors: The Institute of Science and Technology for Research and Development, Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Neuroscience
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/21012
• Institution: Mahidol University

Opioid peptides have been identified in the inner ear but relatively little information is available about the expression and distribution of their receptors. The aim of the present study was therefore to identify and localize the μ (MOR), δ (DOR) and κ (KOR) opioid receptor subtypes within the rat...