Melatonin influences the release of endogenous opioid peptides in rat periaqueductal gray

Acta Physiologica Sinica

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 207-210

  Yu, Chang Xi ^a,b   Wu, Gen Cheng ^a   Xu, Shao Fen ^a   Chen, Chong Hong ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUJIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

endorphin; Analgesia; Enkephalin; Melatonin; Periaqueductal gray; Rat

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; LEUCINE ENKEPHALIN; MELATONIN; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PROTEIN SECRETION; RAT; TAIL FLICK TEST; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; METABOLISM; RANDOMIZATION;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; BETA-ENDORPHIN; ENKEPHALIN, LEUCINE; MALE; MELATONIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS;

EID: 0033921713     PISSN: 03710874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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