Intrathecal injection of corticotropin inhibited nitric-oxide synthase- positive neuron increase in rat spinal cord after formalin-induced hyperalgesia

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 737-740

  Zhou, Hong Jie ^a   Li, Hai Di ^a   Li, Xi Cheng ^a   Ruan, Huai Zhen ^a   Zhao, Bang Yun ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Corticotropin; Formaldehyde; Histocytochemistry; Hyperalgesia; Immunohistochemistry; Neurons; Nitric oxide synthase; Pain measurement; Proto oncogene proteins c fos; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ARGINASE; CORTICOTROPIN; FORMALDEHYDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ONCOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HYPERALGESIA; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RAT; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FORMALDEHYDE; HYPERALGESIA; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0032842265     PISSN: 02539756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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