Spinal effects of bicuculline: Modulation of an allodynia-like state by an A1-receptor agonist, morphine, and an NMDA-receptor antagonist

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1494-1507

  Reeve, Alison J ^a,b   Dickenson, Anthony H ^a   Kerr, Nicola C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Novatis Inst for Medical Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; MORPHINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED SPINAL CORD RESPONSE; FACILITATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN;

EID: 0031941211     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.79.3.1494     Document Type: Article

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