Electrophysiological responses of neurons in the rat spinal cord to nitric oxide

Neuroscience

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 563-573

  Pehl, U ^a   Schmid, H A ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HEART AND LUNG RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyclic AMP; Cyclic GMP; Dorsal horn; Electrophysiology; Pain; Slice

Indexed keywords

8 BROMO CYCLIC GMP; 8-BROMOCYCLIC GMP; CYCLIC GMP; DRUG DERIVATIVE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; OXYHEMOGLOBIN; 8 BROMO CYCLIC AMP;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MALE; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SECOND MESSENGER; SPINAL CORD; WISTAR RAT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN;

ANIMALS; CYCLIC GMP; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MALE; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE; OXYHEMOGLOBINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SECOND MESSENGER SYSTEMS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0030609014     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(96)00495-2     Document Type: Article

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