Peripheral inflammation is associated with decreased veratridine- induced release of GABA in the rat ventrocaudal periaqueductal gray: Microdialysis study

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 105-110

  Renno, Waleed M ^a   Beitz, Alvin J ^b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Central gray; Excitatory amino acids; GABA; Microdialysis; Pain; Veratridine

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; FREUND ADJUVANT; MINERAL OIL; NALOXONE; VERATRIDINE;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INFLAMMATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NALOXONE; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFERENCE VALUES; VERATRIDINE;

EID: 0033104091     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(98)00327-X     Document Type: Article

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