Antinociceptive Actions of α2‐Adrenoceptor Agonists in the Rat Spinal Cord: Evidence for Antinociceptive α2‐Adrenoceptor Subtypes and Dissociation of Antinociceptive α2‐Adrenoceptors from Cyclic AMP

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 1990, Pages 1905-1914

  Uhlen S ^a   Persson, M L ^b   Alari, L ^b   Post, C ^b   Axelsson, K L ^c   Wikberg, J E S ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antinociceptive effect; Cyclic AMP; Forskolin; Noradrenaline depletion; Receptor subtypes; Receptor supersensitivity; Spinal cord; 2 Adrenoceptor

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BRIMONIDINE; CYCLIC AMP; GUANFACINE; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANIMAL; BENZYLAMINES; CYCLIC AMP; FORSKOLIN; GUANFACINE; MALE; NEUROTOXINS; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRAZOSIN; QUINOXALINES; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SPINAL CORD; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 0025604564     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.1990.tb05775.x     Document Type: Article

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