Antagonism of the melanocortin system reduces cold and mechanical allodynia in mononeuropathic rats

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 21, 2000, Pages 8131-8137

  Vrinten, D H ^a   Gispen, W H ^a   Groen, G J ^a   Adan, R A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allodynia; Chronic constriction injury; Dorsal horn; In situ 125I NDP MSH binding; Melanocortin 4 receptor; Melanocortins; Neuropathic pain; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ALPHA MELANOTROPIN[4-10]; ANTINOCICEPTIVE AGENT; HORMONE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; INTERMEDIN; IODINE 125; MELANOCORTIN; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR AGONIST; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; N ACETYL ALPHA INTERMEDIN[4-10]CYCLO[4 NORLEUCINE 5 ASPARTIC ACID 7 [3 (2 NAPHTHYL)ALANINE] 10 LYSINAMIDE]; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROOMING; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE INHIBITION; MALE; MONONEUROPATHY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; STIMULUS RESPONSE; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

EID: 0034332201     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-21-08131.2000     Document Type: Article

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