Opioid peptide systems following a subconvulsant dose of pentylenetetrazol in rats

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 141-150

  Rocha, L ^a,b   Cano, A ^c   Cruz, C ^a   Omana Zapata I ^a   Villalobos, R ^b   Maidment, N T ^d  

^a Inst Mexicano Psiq Calzada M   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CARDIOLOGÍA IGNACIO CHÁVEZ   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Microdialysis; Mu receptors; Opioid peptides; Pentylenetetrazol; Proenkephalin

Indexed keywords

MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; OPIATE RECEPTOR; PENTETRAZOLE; PROENKEPHALIN;

ADOLESCENT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTOGENESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CONVULSANTS; ENKEPHALINS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; OPIOID PEPTIDES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PENTYLENETETRAZOLE; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU;

EID: 0032834994     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-1211(99)00056-X     Document Type: Article

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