Peripheral administration of an N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist (MK-801) changes dorsal horn neuronal responses in rats

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 260, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 89-92

  Ushida, Takahiro ^a   Tani, Toshikazu ^a   Kawasaki, Motohiro ^a   Iwatsu, Osamu ^a   Yamamoto, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Dorsal horn neuron; Local anesthetic; MK 801; N Methyl D aspartate receptor antagonist; Peripheral action

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN;

ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANIMALS; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MALE; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 0033613721     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(98)00968-9     Document Type: Article

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