Activation of serotonergic neurons in the raphe magnus is not necessary for morphine analgesia

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1860-1868

  Gao, Kerning ^a   Chen, David O ^a   Genzen, Jonathan R ^a   Mason, Peggy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Antinociception; Discharge pattern; Monoamines; Morphine; Nociception; Pain modulation; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; NALOXONE; SEROTONIN;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL LABELING; HEART RATE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPHE NUCLEUS; RAT; RETICULUM CELL; SEROTONIN RELEASE; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN;

EID: 0032031560     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-05-01860.1998     Document Type: Article

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