CNS pattern of metabolic activity during tonic pain: Evidence for modulation by β-endorphin

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 874-888

  Porro, C A ^a   Cavazzuti, M ^a   Baraldi, P ^a   Giuliani, D ^a   Panerai, A E ^a   Corazza, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

2 Deoxyglucose; Brain; Formalin test; Rat; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; DEOXYGLUCOSE; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUCOSE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN METABOLISM; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; DENTATE GYRUS; FOREBRAIN; FRONTAL CORTEX; GLUCOSE UTILIZATION; GRAY MATTER; HYPERALGESIA; HYPOTHALAMUS; INSULA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISOTOPE LABELING; LICKING; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; ORBITAL CORTEX; PAIN; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUTAMEN; RAT; RETICULAR FORMATION; STIMULATION; TEGMENTUM; THALAMUS; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0033046122     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.1999.00494.x     Document Type: Article

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