Intrathecal pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide facilitates the spinal nociceptive flexor reflex in the rat

Neuroscience

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 801-804

  Xu, X J ^a   Wiesenfeld Hallin, Z ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

C fibres; conditioning stimulation; hyperalgesia; PACAP; sensitization; spinal cord

Indexed keywords

HYPOPHYSIS ADENYLATE CYCLASE ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECEREBRATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FLEXOR REFLEX; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 0030002981     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(96)00006-1     Document Type: Article

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