Cannabinoid receptor activation inhibits GABAergic neurotransmission in rostral ventromedial medulla neurons in vitro

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 935-940

  Vaughan, Christopher W ^a   McGregor, Iain S ^b   Christie, MacDonald J ^a  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antinociception; Cannabinoid; GABAergic neurotransmission; Nucleus raphe magnus; Opioid; Potassium current; Presynaptic inhibition; Rostral ventromedial medulla; Synaptic transmission

Indexed keywords

2,3 DIHYDRO 5 METHYL 3 (MORPHOLINOMETHYL) 6 (1 NAPHTHOYL)PYRROLO[1,2,3 DE][1,4]BENZOXAZINE; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR AGONIST; DELTA OPIATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; METENKEPHALIN; N METHYL N [7 (1 PYRROLIDINYL) 1 OXASPIRO[4.5]DEC 8 YL]BENZENEACETAMIDE; POTASSIUM ION; RIMONABANT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; FACILITATION; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; POSTSYNAPTIC INHIBITION; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; CANNABINOIDS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MORPHOLINES; NAPHTHALENES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, CANNABINOID; RECEPTORS, DRUG; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032981834     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702636     Document Type: Article

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