Excitatory amino acid receptor involvement in peripheral nociceptive transmission in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 324, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 169-177

  Lawand, Nada B ^a   Willis, William D ^a   Westlund, Karin N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Allodynia; Hyperalgesia; Inflammation; NMDA receptor; Nociception; Non NMDA glutamate receptor; Pain

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 7 PHOSPHONOHEPTANOIC ACID; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; CARRAGEENAN; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; GLUTAMIC ACID; KAOLIN;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; ETIOLOGY; HYPERALGESIA; KNEE; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; 6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE; ANIMALS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACIDS; HYPERALGESIA; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; KNEE JOINT; MALE; PAIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030948348     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)00072-1     Document Type: Article

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