Inhibition of spinal nociceptive responses after intramuscular injection of capsaicin involves activation of noradrenergic and opioid systems

Brain Research

Volumn 859, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 132-136

  Gjerstad, Johannes ^a   Tjølsen, Arne ^a   Svendsen, Frode ^a   Hole, Kjell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Capsaicin; Naloxone; Nociception; Pain; Phentolamine; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; NALOXONE; OPIATE RECEPTOR; PHENTOLAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; CAPSAICIN; FEMALE; NERVE FIBERS; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NOCICEPTORS; NOREPINEPHRINE; OPIOID PEPTIDES; PHENTOLAMINE; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0034677876     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(00)01970-3     Document Type: Article

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