Type I and II metabotropic glutamate receptor agonists and antagonists evoke cardiovascular effects after intrathecal administration in conscious rats

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 823-829

  Li, Xiao C ^a   Beart, Philip M ^a   Monn, James A ^b   Jones, Nicole M ^a   Widdop, Robert E ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conscious rat; Intrathecal; Metabotropic glutamate receptors; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

4 (4,4 DIPHENYLBUTYL)GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; GLUTAMIC ACID; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RATE; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TACHYCARDIA;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; HEART RATE; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE;

EID: 0032701124     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702850     Document Type: Article

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