A nitric oxide synthesis inhibitor (L-NAME) reduces licking behavior and Fos-labeling in the spinal cord of rats during formalin-induced inflammation

Pain

Volumn 66, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 331-341

  Roche, A K ^a   Cook, M ^a   Wilcox, G L ^a   Kajander, K C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Excitatory amino acids; Glutamate receptors; Hyperalgesia; Immediate early proteins; N Methylaspartate; Pain measurement

Indexed keywords

ARGININE METHYL ESTER; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; IMMEDIATE EARLY PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETIOLOGY; HYPERALGESIA; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0030220595     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3959(96)03025-4     Document Type: Article

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