Imiquimod-elicited emesis is mediated by the area postrema, but not by direct neuronal activation

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 445-451

  Strominger, N L ^a,b   Brady, R ^b   Gullikson, G ^c   Carpenter, D O ^b  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c 3M COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablations; Area postrema; Electrophysiology; Emesis; Ferrets; Imiquimod; Interferon inducers

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; EMETIC AGENT; GLUTAMIC ACID; IMIQUIMOD; IONOPHORE; OXYGEN; RINGER SOLUTION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AREA POSTREMA; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CHEMORECEPTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESPONSE; EVOKED BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; FERRET; IONTOPHORESIS; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MICROPIPETTE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGUS NERVE; VOMITING;

AMINOQUINOLINES; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN STEM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FERRETS; MALE; NEURONS; VAGOTOMY; VOMITING;

EID: 0034903460     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(01)00539-1     Document Type: Article

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