Influence of excitatory amino acids on basal and sensory stimuli-induced release of 5-HT in the locus coeruleus

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 746-752

  Singewald, Nicolas ^a   Kaehler, Stefan T ^a   Hemeida, Ramadan ^a,b   Philippu, Athineos ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b AL AZHAR UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

5 Hydroxytryptamine (5 HT) release; AP5; DNQX; Glutamate; Kainic acid; Kynurenic acid; Locus cocruleus; NMDA; Noise stress; Push pull superfusion; Tail pinch

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; DRUG EFFECT; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; METABOLISM; PAIN; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACIDS; LOCUS COERULEUS; MALE; PAIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; SEROTONIN;

EID: 0031988874     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701656     Document Type: Article

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