Brainstem noradrenergic control of nociception is abnormal in the spontaneously hypertensive rat

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 291, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 139-142

  Taylor, Bradley K ^a   Roderick, Robyn E ^b   Basbaum, Allan I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Formalin; Hotplate; Hyperalgesia; Inflammation; Locus coeruleus; Pain; Tail flick

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE; ENZYME ANTIBODY; FORMALDEHYDE; IMMUNOTOXIN; SAPORIN;

ADRENERGIC TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN STEM; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEREDITARY HYPERTENSION; HOT PLATE TEST; HYPERALGESIA; HYPOALGESIA; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHORT SURVEY; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; TAIL FLICK TEST;

EID: 0034703592     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(00)01389-6     Document Type: Article

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