Periaqueductal gray stimulation-induced inhibition of nociceptive dorsal horn neurons in rats is associated with the release of norepinephrine, serotonin, and amino acids

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 289, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 868-876

  Cui, M ^a   Feng, Y ^a   McAdoo, D J ^a   Willis, W D ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; AMINO ACID; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN; SUBSTANCE P;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CAT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRANIOTOMY; DIALYSATE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; MONKEY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEROTONIN RELEASE; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NEURONS; NOCICEPTORS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEROTONIN; SPINAL CORD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032926448     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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