Endogenous opioids and ATP-sensitive potassium channels are involved in the mediation of apomorphine-induced antinociception at the spinal level: A behavioral study in rats

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 225-228

  Kang, Yu Ming ^a   Hu, Wei Min ^a   Qiao, Jian Tian ^a  

^a SHANXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antinociception; Apomorphine; Glibenclamide; Morphine; Naloxone; Rats; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

APOMORPHINE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; OPIATE AGONIST; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD; TAIL FLICK TEST;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; APOMORPHINE; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; ENDORPHINS; FEMALE; GLYBURIDE; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; NARCOTICS; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REACTION TIME; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0031814136     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(98)00003-3     Document Type: Article

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