PERINATAL UNDERNUTRITION: CHANGES IN CENTRAL OPIATE RECEPTORS DENCITY

SILVIA KADEMIAN ; MARIELA F. PEREZ; ELIZABETH KELLER

MANEY PUBLISHING

Año: 2002 vol. 5 p. 53 - 53

font size="1" face="AdvPS7C31"> The present work sought to study the binding properties of central m-opiate receptors in whole brain and in different central areas in adult rats undernourished at perinatal age. Rats were undernourished with a hypoproteic diet containing 8% casein from day 14 of gestation until 50 days of age. The animals were thereafter fed a balanced commercial chow until 140 days of age. At this time point the experiments started. 3H-D-Ala