mortality/aging
• morphine treated homozygotes are able to tolerate higher morphine doses compared to wild-type mice (LD50 of 800 mg/kg compared to 700 mg/kg for wild-type)
• no significant difference in the serum levels of morphine or its metabolites is seen
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behavior/neurological
• in previously unexposed female homozygotes reduced analgesia at low morphine doses is seen, a similar but not significant effect was seen in males
• with repeated morphine doses mutants develop tolerance faster than wild-type mice
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reproductive system
• litters from homozygous parents on the C57BL/6 background had increased mortality that was not seen in litters from heterozygous or mixed strain parents
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homeostasis/metabolism
• morphine treated homozygotes are able to tolerate higher morphine doses compared to wild-type mice (LD50 of 800 mg/kg compared to 700 mg/kg for wild-type)
• no significant difference in the serum levels of morphine or its metabolites is seen
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