N-methyl-D-aspartate and non-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonism reduces Fos-like immunoreactivity in central trigeminal neurons after corneal stimulation in the rat

Neuroscience

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 249-258

  Bereiter, D A ^a,b   Bereiter, D F ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

c fos; glutamate receptor; immediate early gene; nociception; trigeminal system

Indexed keywords

4 (3 PHOSPHONOPROPYL) 2 PIPERAZINECARBOXYLIC ACID; 6,7 DINITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA SENSIBILITY; DOSE RESPONSE; IMMEDIATE EARLY GENE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 0029904207     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(96)00038-3     Document Type: Article

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