Sex differences and phases of the estrous cycle alter the response of spinal cord dynorphin neurons to peripheral inflammation and hyperalgesia

Pain

Volumn 85, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 93-99

  Bradshaw, Heather ^a   Miller, Julie ^b   Ling, Qingdong ^b   Malsnee, Kirsten ^b   Ruda, M A ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Gene Therapy and Therapeutics Branch   (United States)

Author keywords

Hormones; Opioid; Pain response; Preprodynorphin

Indexed keywords

DYNORPHIN; FREUND ADJUVANT; KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPERALGESIA; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL;

ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; DYNORPHINS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FREUND'S ADJUVANT; HYPERALGESIA; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NEURONS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0033966262     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(99)00253-5     Document Type: Article

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