Activation of spinal N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors stimulates a nitric oxide/cyclic guanosine 3',5'-monophosphate/glutamate release cascade in nociceptive signaling

Anesthesiology

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1415-1424

  Kawamata, Tomoyuki ^a   Omote, Keiichi ^b  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Neuron; Nociception; Pain

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; CYCLIC GMP; GLUTAMIC ACID; GUANYLATE CYCLASE INHIBITOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; ENZYME INHIBITION; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CYCLIC GMP; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NITRIC OXIDE; NOCICEPTORS; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; OXADIAZOLES; PAIN; QUINOXALINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032720608     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199911000-00035     Document Type: Article

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