Studies of synaptic transmission in vivo: Indirect versus direct effects of (RS)-α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole-propionic acid/kainate antagonists on rat spinal sensory responses

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 204, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 33-36

  Cumberbatch, Michael J ^a,b   Herrero, Juan F ^a,c   Headley, P Max ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

(RS) Amino 3 hydroxy 5 methyl 4 isoxazole propionic acid (AMPA); 2,3 Dihydroxy 6 nitro 7 sulfamoylbenzoyl f quinoxaline (NBQX); 6 Cyano 7 nitro quinoxaline 2,3 dione (CNQX); Excitatory amino acids; N methyl D aspartate (NMDA); Nociceptive; Spinal dorsal horn

Indexed keywords

6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; 6 NITRO 7 SULFAMOYLBENZO[F]QUINOXALINE 2,3 DIONE; AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGIONAL PERFUSION; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030019917     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)12309-0     Document Type: Article

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