Effects of 8-OH-DPAT, a 5-HT(1A) receptor agonist, and DOI, a 5-HT(2A/2C) agonist, on monosynaptic transmission in spinalized rats

Brain Research

Volumn 738, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 158-161

  Hasegawa, Yutaka ^a   Ono, Hideki ^a  

^a Branch Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

5 HT(1A) receptor; 5 HT(2A 2C) receptor; monosynaptic reflex; primary afferent; serotonin; spinal cord; motoneuron

Indexed keywords

4 IODO 2,5 DIMETHOXYAMPHETAMINE; DIPROPYLAMINO 8 HYDROXYTETRALIN; KETANSERIN; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 2 RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN AGONIST; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MONOSYNAPTIC REFLEX; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0030605068     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00991-2     Document Type: Article

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