@article{
author = "Jankovic, S.M. and Beleslin, D. and Ivanović, Milovan and Kouvelas, D. and Argyriou, A. and Đorđević, S. and Mirtsou-Fidani, V.",
year = "1997",
abstract = "Opiates inhibit electrically-stimulated contractions of isolated rat ileum acting on δ-receptors. We have examined effects of fentanyl and its three analogues on contractions of isolated rat ileum stimulated by electric field (20 V, 22 ms, 1 Hz). Fentanyl (from 10-9 M to 10-7 M) and trans-3-(carbomethoxy) fentanyl (from 10-7 M to 10-5 M) produced concentration-dependent decrease in amplitude of stimulated contractions, only fentanyl was about 40 times more potent. Cis-3-(methyl) fentanyl and Cis-3-(carbomethoxy) fentanyl did not affect stimulated contractions. Our study suggested that introduction of methyl and carbomethoxy moieties on position 3 of piperidine ring produced loss of fentanyl activity on δ-opioid receptors, cis-orientation being specially uafavourable.",
journal = "Archives of Gastroenterohepatology",
title = "Effects of fentanyl and its analogs on electric field-stimulated contractions of rat ileum",
volume = "16",
number = "2",
pages = "29-32",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_cherry_45"
}