Spinal NK1 receptors contribute to the increased excitability of the nociceptive flexor reflex during persistent peripheral inflammation

Brain Research

Volumn 739, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 263-275

  Parsons, Ann M ^a   Honda, Christopher N ^a   Jia, Yu Ping ^a   Budai, Denes ^a   Xu, Xiao Jun ^b   Wiesenfeld Hallin, Zsuzsanna ^b   Seybold, Virginia S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

flexion reflex; hyperalgesia; inflammation; neurokinin receptor; nociception; spinal cord hyperexcitability; substance P; tachykinin

Indexed keywords

2 [1 IMINO 2 (2 METHOXYPHENYL)ETHYL] 7,7 DIPHENYLPERHYDROISOINDOL 4 ONE; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR; NEUROKININ A; SUBSTANCE P; TACHYKININ RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FLEXOR REFLEX; INFLAMMATION; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD; ANIMAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HYPERALGESIA; MOTONEURON; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NEURITIS; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY NERVE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; SURAL NERVE;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURITIS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NOCICEPTORS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, NEUROKININ-1; REFLEX, STRETCH; SPINAL CORD; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 0030580166     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(96)00833-5     Document Type: Article

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