Anatomical basis for cannabinoid-induced antinociception as revealed by intracerebral microinjections

Brain Research

Volumn 822, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 237-242

  Martin, William J ^a,b   Coffin, Phillip O ^a   Attias, Edna ^a   Balinsky, Melissa ^a   Tsou, Kang ^a   Michael Walker, J ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Cannabinoid; CB1 receptor; Pain; Rat; Tail flick; WIN55,212 2

Indexed keywords

2,3 DIHYDRO 5 METHYL 3 (MORPHOLINOMETHYL) 6 (1 NAPHTHOYL)PYRROLO[1,2,3 DE][1,4]BENZOXAZINE; CANNABINOID; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR AGONIST;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN REGION; MALE; MICROINJECTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TAIL FLICK TEST;

AMYGDALA; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CANNABINOIDS; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; MORPHOLINES; NAPHTHALENES; NOCICEPTORS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; THALAMUS;

EID: 0033586315     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)01368-7     Document Type: Article

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