Dextrorphan attenuates responses of spinothalamic tract cells in normal and nerve-injured monkeys

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 229, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 169-172

  Carlton, Susan M ^a   Rees, Huw ^a   Gondesen, Kelli ^a   Willis, William D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Allodynia; Glutamate antagonist; Hyperalgesia; NMDA; Nociception; Peripheral neuropathy

Indexed keywords

DEXTRORPHAN; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERALGESIA; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MONKEY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINOTHALAMIC TRACT; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; DEXTRORPHAN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; LIGATION; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; MICROELECTRODES; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; SPINAL NERVES; SPINOTHALAMIC TRACTS;

EID: 0030832445     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(97)00446-1     Document Type: Article

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