An opioidergic cortical antinociception triggering site in the agranular insular cortex of the rat that contributes to morphine antinociception

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 20, 1996, Pages 6612-6623

  Burkey, Adam R ^a   Carstens, Earl ^b   Wenniger, Julia J ^a   Tang, Jinwen ^a   Jasmin, L ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

analgesia; cerebral cortex; descending inhibition; formalin test; Fos; limbic system; pain; systemic opioids; opioid receptor

Indexed keywords

17 METHYLNALOXONE; MORPHINE SULFATE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSULA; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029794861     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-20-06612.1996     Document Type: Article

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