Activation of peripheral GABA(A) receptors inhibits temporomandibular joint-evoked jaw muscle activity

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1966-1969

  Cairns, Brian E ^a   Sessle, Barry J ^a   Hu, James W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; PHACLOFEN; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; BACLOFEN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLUTAMIC ACID;

ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; JAW MUSCLE; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; INNERVATION; MOTONEURON; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; BACLOFEN; BICUCULLINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MOTOR NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT;

EID: 0032588669     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.81.4.1966     Document Type: Article

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