A cellular mechanism for the antinociceptive effect of a kappa opioid receptor agonist

Pain

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 377-388

  Ackley, Michael A ^a   Hurley, Robert W ^a   Virnich, Daniel E ^a   Hammond, Donna L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antinociception; Excitatory postsynaptic current; Kappa opioid receptor; Paw withdrawal latency; Tail flick latency; Ventromedial medulla

Indexed keywords

KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; N METHYL N [7 (1 PYRROLIDINYL) 1 OXASPIRO[4.5]DEC 8 YL]BENZENEACETAMIDE; NORBINALTORPHIMINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HOT PLATE TEST; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TAIL FLICK TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOLTAGE CLAMP; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; BENZENEACETAMIDES; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; HEAT; HINDLIMB; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTIONS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN THRESHOLD; PYRROLIDINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, KAPPA; TAIL;

EID: 0035076328     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(00)00464-4     Document Type: Article

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