Excitatory amino acid antagonists in the rostral ventromedial medulla inhibit mesencephalic morphine analgesia in rats

Pain

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 545-552

  Spinella, Marcello ^a   Cooper, Madeline L ^a   Bodnar, Richard J ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

AP7; CNQX; Excitatory amino acid; MK 801; Morphine analgesia; NMDA receptor; Periaqueductal gray; Rostral ventro medial medulla

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 7 PHOSPHONOHEPTANOIC ACID; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; DIZOCILPINE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; MORPHINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MESENCEPHALON; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030008946     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3959(95)00192-1     Document Type: Article

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