Spinal 5-HT-receptors and tonic modulation of transmission through a withdrawal reflex pathway in the decerebrated rabbit

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1167-1176

  Clarke, R W ^a   Harris, J ^a   Houghton, A K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

5 hydroxytryptamine; Descending facilitation; Descending inhibition; Nociception; Noradrenaline; Somatosensory integration; Spinal cord; Withdrawal reflex

Indexed keywords

2 [(2 DIMETHYLAMINO 2 METHYLPROPYL)THIO] 3 PHENYLQUINOLINE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; IDAZOXAN; N TERT BUTYL 3 [4 (2 METHOXYPHENYL) 1 PIPERAZINYL] 2 PHENYLPROPIONAMIDE; N [2 [4 (2 METHOXYPHENYL) 1 PIPERAZINYL]ETHYL] N (2 PYRIDYL)CYCLOHEXANECARBOXAMIDE; ONDANSETRON; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 1A ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN 2 ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN 3 ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECEREBRATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; MALE; MOTONEURON; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL CORD; SURAL NERVE; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

EID: 0029954604     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb16019.x     Document Type: Article

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