Role of neuronal nicotinic-acetylcholine receptors in the activation of neurons in trigeminal subnucleus caudalis by nicotine delivered to the oral mucosa

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 375-383

  Carstens, E ^a   Simons, Christopher T ^a   Dessirier, Jean Marc ^a   Carstens, M Iodi ^a   Jinks, Steven L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

c fos; Irritation; Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor; Pain; Trigeminal caudalis

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; MECAMYLAMINE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN STEM; CELL ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS;

EID: 0034113988     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002210000351     Document Type: Article

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