Catalog Number:

RA20001

Product Type:

Polyclonal antiserum

Immunogen Sequence:

KSCMDRGMRNLLPDDGPRQE

Host:

Rabbit

Reactivity:

Rat, Mouse

Applications:

Immunocytochemistry, Immunohistochemistry, Western Blot

Description:

Opioid receptors are seven transmembrane G-protein coupled receptors. They share a high degree of homology and are most divergent at the N- and C-termini. Activation of mu opioid receptors leads to a decrease in neuronal excitability.

Reference:

Arvidsson, U., Riedl, M., Chakrabarti, S., Lee, J. H., Nakano, A. H., Dado, R. J., Loh, H. H., Law, P. Y., Wessendorf, M. W., and Elde, R. (1995). Distribution and targeting of a mu-opioid receptor (MOR1) in brain and spinal cord. J Neurosci 15, 3328-41.