Fig. 6. The influence of morphine ( circles ) and its active metabolite morphine-6-glucuronide (M6G; triangles ) on antinociception (hot plate test, A ) and the slope of the hypercapnic ventilatory response (HCVR, B ) in mice with intact μ-opioid receptors (wild-type animals; closed symbols ) and mice without μ-opioid receptors (MOR KO mice; open symbols ). Reprinted with permission from Dahan A: Novel data on opioid effect on breathing and alagesia. Semin Anesth Perioper Med Pain 2007; 26:58–64. Copyright © 2007 Elsevier, Inc.