Opioid Research Methods and Protocols

Opioid research has grown enormously over the last decade, and with it, the need to apply multiple techniques from a variety of disciplines. In Opioid Research: Methods and Protocols, expert researchers and physicians provide a comprehensive collection of the major cross-disciplinary methods and pro...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Pan, Zhizhong Z. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ Humana Press 2003, 2003
Edition:1st ed. 2003
Series:Methods in Molecular Medicine
Subjects:
Online Access:
Collection: Springer Protocols Archive 1981-2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Molecular Characterization of Opioid Receptors and Signaling Pathways
  • Molecular Cloning of Opioid Receptors by cDNA Library Screening
  • Expression of Opioid Receptors in Mammalian Cell Lines
  • Assessing Opioid Regulation of Adenylyl Cyclase Activity in Intact Cells
  • Analysis of Opioid-Induced Kinase Activation
  • Study of Opioid Receptor Phosphorylation Using Cell-Labeling Method with 32P-Orthrophosphate
  • Opioid Receptor Coupling to GIRK Channels
  • Identification of Alternatively Spliced Variants from Opioid Receptor Genes
  • Mapping and Detection of Endogenous Opioids
  • Immunohistochemical Localization of ?-, ?- and K-Opioid Receptors Within the Antinociceptive Brainstem Circuits
  • In Situ Hybridization in Neural Tissues
  • Quantitative Single-Cell RT-PCR for Opioid Receptors and Housekeeping Genes
  • Gene Arrays and Proteomics
  • Model Systems for Studies on Opioid Functions
  • Opioid Receptor Oligomerization
  • Recombinant Opioid Receptors
  • Receptor Knock-Out and Gene Targeting
  • Pharmacological Interventions at the Spinal Cord
  • Opioid Tolerance in Adult and Neonatal Rats
  • Animal Models of Neuropathic Pain
  • Place Conditioning to Study Drug Reward and Aversion
  • Opiate Self-Administration
  • Clinical Applications of Opioids
  • Acute, Chronic, and Cancer Pain
  • Clinical Treatment of Opioid Addiction and Dependence