MK-801 attenuates NOS expression and NO content in the spinal cord of rats with inflammatory pain

Acta Physiologica Sinica

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 55-60

  Zeng, Jing Bo ^a   Li, Wen Bin ^a   Li, Qing Jun ^a   Chen, Xiao Ling ^a   Zhou, Ai Min ^a   Ling, Yi Ling ^a  

^a HEBEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Inflammatory pain and hyperalgesia; MK 801; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; NMDA receptor; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; FORMALDEHYDE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HYPERALGESIA; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; RAT; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; FEMALE; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PAIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0035098193     PISSN: 03710874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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