This paper is the forty-fourth consecutive installment of the annual anthological review of
research concerning the endogenous opioid system, summarizing articles published during …

Opioids depress breathing by inhibition of interconnected respiratory nuclei in the pons and
medulla. Mu opioid receptor (MOR) agonists directly hyperpolarize a population of neurons …

Neonatal sepsis remains one of the leading causes of mortality in newborns. Several
brainstem-regulated physiological processes undergo disruption during neonatal sepsis …

Low level activation of mu-opioid receptors (MORs) in neonatal rat brainstem-spinal cord
preparations increases inspiratory burst amplitude recorded on cervical spinal roots. We …

Opioids, plasticity and phrenic motor performance: investigating the off-target effects of acute
morphine administration Keywords: breathing; inflammation; opioids; respiratory plasticity; …