Locus coeruleus activation by colon distention: Role of corticotropin- releasing factor and excitatory amino acids

Brain Research

Volumn 756, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 114-124

  Lechner, Sandra M ^a   Curtis, Andre L ^a   Brons, Raoul ^a   Valentino, Rita J ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

DPheCRF12 41; Electroencephalographic activity; Irritable bowel syndrome; Kynurenic acid; Norepinephrine; Rat

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR DERIVATIVE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; HALOTHANE; KYNURENIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLON DILATATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHOCK; TACHYPHYLAXIS;

ANIMALS; BALLOON DILATATION; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COLON; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACIDS; LOCUS COERULEUS; MALE; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0030963216     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00116-9     Document Type: Article

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