Intrathecal treatment with MK-801 suppresses thermal nociceptive responses and prevents c-fos immunoreactivity induced in rat lumbar spinal cord neurons

Neurological Research

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 593-598

  Huang, Wen ^a   Simpson Jr , Richard K ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

C fos gene; Dorsal horn; NMDA receptor; Pain

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; RAT; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 0032887123     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01616412.1999.11740982     Document Type: Article

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