Pharmacological characterization of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors in spinal cord of rats with a chronic peripheral mononeuropathy

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 36, Issue 11-12, 1997, Pages 1561-1569

  Wei, H B ^a   Jakeman, L B ^a   Hunter, J C ^a   Bonhaus, D W ^a  

^a ROCHE BIOSCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

N methyl D aspartate (NMDA); Neuropathic pain; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 2 AMINO 7 PHOSPHONOHEPTANOIC ACID; 3 AMINO 1 HYDROXY 2 PYRROLIDINONE; 5,7 DICHLOROKYNURENIC ACID; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; DEXTRORPHAN; DIZOCILPINE; KYNURENIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SPERMIDINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DENSITY; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GLYCINE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PHENCYCLIDINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GLYCINE; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0031424564     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3908(97)00146-9     Document Type: Article

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