Effects of systemic morphine on the activity of convergent neurons of spinal trigeminal nucleus oralis in the rat

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 314, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 19-25

  Dallel, Radhouane ^a   Luccarini, Philippe ^a   Molat, Jean Louis ^a   Woda, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

C fiber; morphine; nociception; spinal trigeminal nucleus oralis

Indexed keywords

HALOTHANE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NERVE FIBER C; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SINGLE UNIT ACTIVITY; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MORPHINE; NERVE FIBERS; PAIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS, SPINAL;

EID: 0030600516     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(96)00480-3     Document Type: Article

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