Analysis of nociceptive neurones in the rat superior colliculus using c- fos immunohistochemistry

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 375, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 601-617

  Telford, Suzi ^a   Wang, Shaomei ^a   Redgrave, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

formalin; Fos protein; morphine; pain localisation; urethane

Indexed keywords

ONCOPROTEIN; URETHAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; RAT; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, GENERAL; ANIMALS; DEPRESSION, CHEMICAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MORPHINE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; URETHANE;

EID: 0029859342     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19961125)375:4<601::AID-CNE4>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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