Metabotropic glutamate receptor activation contributes to nociceptive reflex activity in the rat spinal cord in vitro

Neuroscience

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 13-20

  Boxall, S J ^a   Thompson, S W N ^a,d   Dray, A ^b   Dickenson, A H ^c   Urban, L ^a  

^a Sandoz Institute for Medical Research   (United Kingdom)

^b Astra Pain Research Unit   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

in vitro; metabotropic glutamate receptor; spinal cord; ventral root potential

Indexed keywords

1 AMINO 1,3 CYCLOPENTANEDICARBOXYLIC ACID; 2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; ALPHA METHYL 4 CARBOXYPHENYLGLYCINE; CAPSAICIN; CONCANAVALIN A; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SPECIFICITY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEWBORN; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOLOGICAL BLOCKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REFLEX; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL CORD; TISSUE PERFUSION; VENTRAL ROOT;

EID: 0029742723     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(96)00101-7     Document Type: Article

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