Role of the nucleus raphe magnus in antinociception produced by ABT- 594: Immediate early gene responses possibly linked to neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors on serotonergic neurons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 5426-5432

  Bitner, R Scott ^a   Nikkel, Arthur L ^a   Curzon, Peter ^a   Arneric, Stephen P ^a   Bannon, Anthony W ^a   Decker, Michael W ^a  

^a ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

ABT 594; Antinociception; c fos expression; Nicotinic antagonism; Nucleus raphe magnus; Serotonin; 4 containing nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

Indexed keywords

5 (2 AZETIDINYLMETHOXY) 2 CHLOROPYRIDINE; 5,7 DIHYDROXYTRYPTAMINE; AZETIDINE DERIVATIVE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; HEXAMETHONIUM; MECAMYLAMINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; IMMEDIATE EARLY GENE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPHE MAGNUS NUCLEUS; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL;

EID: 0032527594     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-14-05426.1998     Document Type: Article

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