Krivoy W A, Zimmermann E
Eur J Pharmacol. 1977 Dec 15;46(4):315-22. doi: 10.1016/0014-2999(77)90225-4.
Actions of beta-MSH and of melatonin on the recovery cycle of single spinal neurones were studied in the decerebrate-spinal cat. beta-MSH facilitated the rate of post-excitation recovery of alpha-motoneurones and some internuncial neurones, and melatonin inhibited the rate of post-excitation recovery. These observations provide additional evidence that beta-MSH functions in the nervous system as a modulator, and may help explain actions of beta-MSH in modifying acquisition of conditioned avoidance responses as well as its interaction with drugs such as morphine.
在去大脑脊髓猫身上研究了β-促黑素（β-MSH）和褪黑素对单个脊髓神经元恢复周期的作用。β-促黑素加快了α运动神经元和一些中间神经元兴奋后恢复的速度，而褪黑素则抑制了兴奋后恢复的速度。这些观察结果为β-促黑素在神经系统中作为一种调节剂发挥作用提供了额外证据，并且可能有助于解释β-促黑素在改变条件性回避反应习得过程中的作用及其与吗啡等药物的相互作用。
