Short communicationImmunocytochemical localization of μ-opioid receptor in primary afferent neurons containing substance P or calcitonin gene-related peptide. A light and electron microscope study in the rat
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Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful for support of Dr. Kajitaro Morita of the Morita Clinic of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Kadoma, Osaka, and for the photographic help of Ms. Miao-Li Zhang and Mr. Akira Uesugi. This work was supported in part by Grants-in-Aid from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (39600045) and the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture of Japan (09480211, 08458245).
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