Tonic adrenergic and serotonergic inhibition of a withdrawal reflex in rabbits subjected to different levels of surgical preparation

Neuroscience

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1247-1258

  Ogilvie, J ^a   Simpson, D A A ^a   Clarke, R W ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Descending inhibition; Nociception; Noradrenaline; Serotonin; Surgical trauma

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; DECEREBRATION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SURGICAL INJURY; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; DECEREBRATE STATE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ESCAPE REACTION; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB SUSPENSION; IDAZOXAN; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PIPERAZINES; PYRIDINES; RABBITS; REFLEX; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; SKIN;

EID: 0033049321     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(98)00416-3     Document Type: Article

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