mortality/aging
• a dose of morphine (400 mg/kg) that is lethal to wild-type mice did not cause death of any mutant animals; the LD50 of morphine in homozygotes is much higher than 800 mg/kg
• homozygotes die within 2 hours at doses of 1600 mg/kg without typical morphine effects, suggesting reasons other than morphine toxicity
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behavior/neurological
• repeated administration of cocaine induces robust behavioral sensitization in mutant mice on day6 which is maintained through day 12: acute cocaine treatment significantly decreases locomotor activity in mutants
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• at 800 mg/kg of morphine, homozygotes do not display the usual morphine effects like Straub tail or increased locomotor activity, like heterozygotes
(J:47187)
• repeated administration of morphine fails to induce behavioral sensitization in mutant mice on days 6 and 12; locomotor activity in response to morphine is similar to saline treatment on day 1
(J:107973)
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• null mice exhibit memory impairment in both the hidden platform and probe trial paradigms of the Morris water maze test
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• ED50 of morphine in wild-type is 3.67 mg/kg and 419.9 mg/kg in homozygotes; the drug has no analgesic effect in mutants
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homeostasis/metabolism
• a dose of morphine (400 mg/kg) that is lethal to wild-type mice did not cause death of any mutant animals; the LD50 of morphine in homozygotes is much higher than 800 mg/kg
• homozygotes die within 2 hours at doses of 1600 mg/kg without typical morphine effects, suggesting reasons other than morphine toxicity
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