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Role of the Opioid System in the Modulation of Thermonociceptive Sensitivity of Mollusks Affected by Weak Electromagnetic Factors

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We studied the role of the opioid system in the modulation of thermonociceptive sensitivity of Helix albestens mollusks subjected within a 21-day-long period to the conditions of electromagnetic shielding, action of a weak extremely low-frequency oscillating magnetic field, and combination of the above factors. Results of blocking of opioid receptors by naloxone demonstrated that the efficacy of antonociceptive influences of the opioid system is dissimilar within different stages of action of the above electromagnetic factors. We believe that changes in the activity of this system are involved, to a noticeable extent, in magnetoinduced modulation of thermonociceptive sensitivity in mollusks.

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Neirofiziologiya/Neurophysiology, Vol. 43, No. 5, pp. 411–421, September–October, 2011.

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Temour’yants, N.A., Kostyuk, A.S. Role of the Opioid System in the Modulation of Thermonociceptive Sensitivity of Mollusks Affected by Weak Electromagnetic Factors. Neurophysiology 43, 355–364 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11062-012-9234-8

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