Modulation of spinal visceral nociceptive transmission by NMDA receptor activation in the rat

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2344-2353

  Kolhekar, R ^a,b   Gebhart, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACILITATION; INTESTINE DISTENSION; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL;

EID: 0030008855     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.75.6.2344     Document Type: Article

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