A lateralized deficit in morphine antinociception after unilateral inactivation of the central amygdala

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 22, 1998, Pages 9453-9470

  Manning, Barton H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Analgesia; Antinociception; Central nucleus; Defense reaction; Fear; Formalin test; Inactivation; Lesion; Morphine; Muscimol; NMDA; Opioid; Pain

Indexed keywords

EXCITOTOXIN; FORMALDEHYDE; MORPHINE; MUSCIMOL;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; HISTOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN;

EID: 0032533684     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-22-09453.1998     Document Type: Article

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