Further studies on opioids and hibernation: Delta opioid receptor ligand selectively induced hibernation in summer-active ground squirrels

Multiple opiate receptors. Enkephalins and morphine bind to receptors of different specificity.

K J Chang, Pedro Cuatrecasas · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1979 · 684 citations · Full text

Molecular Pharmacology, Different Specificity, Health Sciences +10

[3H]U-69593 a highly selective ligand for the opioid κ receptor

Robert A. Lahti, Mary M. Mickelson, John M. McCall et al. · European Journal of Pharmacology · 1985 · 445 citations

Molecular Pharmacology, Drug Target, Biochemistry +8

Hibernation Induced in Ground Squirrels by Blood Transfusion

Albert R. Dawe, Wilma A. Spurrier · Science · 1969 · 115 citations

Animal Physiology, Biology, Veterinary Physiology +15

Hibernation “trigger”: Opioid-like inhibitory action on brain function of the monkey

Peter R. Oeltgen, Joanne Walsh, Scott R. Hamann et al. · Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior · 1982 · 76 citations

Brain Function, Behavioral Neuroscience, Neurophysiology +12

Survival in the cold — hibernation and other adaptations

Nancy J. Rothwell · Trends in Neurosciences · 1982 · 69 citations

Fitness, Evolutionary Biology, Physiology +2