Electrophysiological evidence for a role of nitric oxide in prolonged chemical nociception in the rat

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 251-258

  Haley, J E ^a   Dickenson, A H ^a   Schachter, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

formalin; l arginine; nitric oxide; nociception

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; FORMALDEHYDE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE;

AFFERENT NERVE GROUP 1; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NERVE FIBER C; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMAL; ARGININE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IN VITRO; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MALE; NERVE FIBERS; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NOCICEPTORS; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SPINAL CORD; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0026590985     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0028-3908(92)90175-O     Document Type: Article

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