The anterior pretectal nucleus participates as a relay station in the glutamate-, but not morphine-induced antinociception from the dorsal raphe nucleus in rats

Pain

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 169-176

  Prado, Wiliam A ^a   Faganello, Fernanda A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anterior pretectal nucleus; Antinociception; Dorsal raphe nucleus; Glutamate; Morphine; Tail flick test

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRETECTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TAIL FLICK TEST;

ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMAL; BASAL GANGLIA; GLUTAMIC ACID; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RAPHE NUCLEI; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0034333249     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(00)00326-2     Document Type: Article

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