Dexmedetomidine injection into the locus ceruleus produces antinociception

Anesthesiology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 873-881

  Guo, Tian Zhi ^a   Jiang, Jian Yu ^a   Buttermann, Ann E ^b   Maze, Mervyn ^a,b  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antinociception; Brain stem: locus ceruleus; Spinal cord; Sympathetic nervous system, 2 adrenergic receptor agonists: dexmedetomidine

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ATIPAMEZOLE; CLONIDINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; N [2 (1,3,4,6,7,12B HEXAHYDRO 2' OXOSPIRO[2H BENZOFURO[2,3 A]QUINOLIZINE 2,4' IMIDAZOLIDIN] 3' YL)ETHYL]METHANESULFONAMIDE; PERTUSSIS TOXIN;

ALPHA ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; TAIL FLICK TEST;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; IMIDAZOLES; LOCUS COERULEUS; MALE; MEDETOMIDINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0029986291     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199604000-00015     Document Type: Article

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