Panicolytic-like effect of µ1-opioid receptor blockade in the inferior colliculus of prey threatened by Crotalus durissus terrificus pit vipers.
Fabrício CalvoRafael Carvalho AlmadaTayllon Dos Anjos-GarciaLuiz Luciano Falconi-SobrinhoTatiana Paschoalin-MaurinGuilherme Bazaglia-de-SousaPriscila MedeirosJuliana Almeida da SilvaBruno Lobão-SoaresNorberto Cysne CoimbraPublished in: Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) (2019)
Taken together, these results suggest that a decrease in µ1-opioid receptor signalling activity within the IC modulates anxiety- and panic attack-related behaviours in dangerous environments.