A role of periaqueductal grey NMDA receptors in mediating formalin- induced pain in the rat

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 236, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 117-119

  Vaccarino, Anthony L ^a   Clemmons, Henning R ^a   Mader Jr , Gary J ^a   Magnusson, Jane E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

2 Amino 5 phosponopentanoic acid; Analgesia; Hotplate; N Methyl D aspartate; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PENTOBARBITAL;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOT PLATE TEST; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 0030692088     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(97)00770-2     Document Type: Article

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