An analgesia circuit activated by cannabinoids

Nature

Volumn 395, Issue 6700, 1998, Pages 381-383

  Meng, Ian D ^a   Manning, Barton H ^a   Martin, William J ^a   Fields, Howard L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,3 DIHYDRO 5 METHYL 3 (MORPHOLINOMETHYL) 6 (1 NAPHTHOYL)PYRROLO[1,2,3 DE][1,4]BENZOXAZINE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CANNABINOID; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR AGONIST; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CANNABIS; DRONABINOL; MORPHINE SULFATE; MUSCIMOL; NALOXONE; RIMONABANT; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOT PLATE TEST; HYPERALGESIA; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TAIL FLICK TEST;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; CANNABINOIDS; GABA AGONISTS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MORPHINE; MORPHOLINES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCIMOL; NAPHTHALENES; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PIPERIDINES; PYRAZOLES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, CANNABINOID; RECEPTORS, DRUG;

ANIMALIA; CANNABIS; CANNABIS SATIVA;

EID: 0032563792     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/26481     Document Type: Article

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