Differential contributions of medullary, thalamic, and amygdaloid serotonin to the antinociceptive action of morphine administered into the periaqueductal gray: A model of morphine analgesia

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 612-631

  Borszcz, George S ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYSERGIDE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE SULFATE; SEROTONIN;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE; THALAMUS;

AMYGDALA; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; METHYSERGIDE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MORPHINE; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; THALAMUS;

EID: 0032814376     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7044.113.3.612     Document Type: Article

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