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Methionine enkephalin inhibits the bursting activity of the Br-type neuron inHelix pomatia L.

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The present study demonstrates that methionine enkephalin can inhibit the normal bursting activity pattern of the RPal or Br-type neuron and this inhibition can be blocked by prior treatment with naloxone, the selective opiate antagonist. The study demonstrates indirectly the presence of opiate-like receptors inHelix pomatia.

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  1. G. B. Stefano

    Present address: East Coast Neuroscience Foundation Inc., 113 Bayview Ave., 11768, Northport, N.Y., USA

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  1. Biological Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Tihany, Hungary

    G. B. Stefano, I. Vadasz & L. Hiripi

  2. Department of Natural Sciences, Medgar Evers College of Cuny, 11225, Brooklyn, N.Y., USA

    G. B. Stefano

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Acknowledgments. This work was funded by grant RR 08171 Division of Research Resources and NIMH, and a National Academy of Sciences Travel grant and a Hungarian Academy of Sciences research support award to G.B.S. We also gratefully acknowledge thoughtful comments from Dr J. Salanki.

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Stefano, G.B., Vadasz, I. & Hiripi, L. Methionine enkephalin inhibits the bursting activity of the Br-type neuron inHelix pomatia L.. Experientia 36, 666–667 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01970127

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