Bilateral lesions in the area of the nucleus locus coeruleus affect the development of hyperalgesia during carrageenan-induced inflammation

Brain Research

Volumn 726, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 233-236

  Tsuruoka, Masayoshi ^a   Willis Jr , William D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypergesia; Inflammation; Locus coeruleus

Indexed keywords

CARRAGEENAN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERALGESIA; INFLAMMATION; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

EID: 0030575312     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00410-6     Document Type: Article

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