nervous system
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• maximum hyperpolarization of neurons induced by met-enkephalin (ME) is similar to that seen in wild-type and transgenic wild-type opioid receptor mutant animals; the EC50 for ME is 50% greater than the transgene-only mutants
• desensitization by ME and recovery of desensitization of receptors is similar to wild-type and transgene-only controls
• desensitization and internalization of the mu-opioid receptor (MOR) in response to various MOR agonists is not different in mutants and controls
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