α2-Adrenoceptors modulate NMDA-evoked responses of neurons in superficial and deeper dorsal horn of the medulla

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 2210-2214

  Zhang, Kai Ming ^a   Wang, Xiao Min ^a   Peterson, Angela M ^a   Chen, Wen Yan ^a   Mokha, Sukhbir S ^a  

^a MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CLONIDINE; IDAZOXAN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; PRAZOSIN; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; N METHYLASPARTIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; EVOKED RESPONSE; FACILITATION; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SINGLE UNIT ACTIVITY; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; NERVE CELL; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; CLONIDINE; EVOKED POTENTIALS; IDAZOXAN; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEURONS; NOCICEPTORS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA;

EID: 0031595268     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.80.4.2210     Document Type: Article

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