Endothelin-1 in periaqueductal gray area of mice induces analgesia via glutamatergic receptors

Pain

Volumn 65, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 205-209

  D'Amico, Michele ^a   Berrino, Liberato ^a   Maione, Sabatino ^a   Filippelli, Amelia ^a   De Novellis, Vito ^a   Rossi, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Endothelin 1; Periaqueductal gray area

Indexed keywords

6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; DIZOCILPINE; ENDOTHELIN 1; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PRAZOCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030152342     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3959(95)00178-6     Document Type: Article

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