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Regular physical activity reduces the percentage of spinally projecting neurons that express mu-opioid receptors from the rostral ventromedial medulla in mice

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Physically active animals have less mu-opioid-expressing neurons projecting to the spinal cord in the rostral ventromedial medulla, but not the nucleus raphe obscurus/nucleus raphe pallidus, when compared to sedentary animals. Click to show full abstract

Physically active animals have less mu-opioid-expressing neurons projecting to the spinal cord in the rostral ventromedial medulla, but not the nucleus raphe obscurus/nucleus raphe pallidus, when compared to sedentary animals.

Keywords: ventromedial medulla; physical activity; activity reduces; regular physical; rostral ventromedial

Journal Title: Pain Reports
Year Published: 2020

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