The maternal spinal cord: Biochemical and physiological correlates of steroid-activated antinociceptive processes

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 133, Issue , 2001, Pages 83-97

  Gintzler, Alan R ^a   Liu, Nai Jiang ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

2 (2,6 DIETHYLANILINO) 2 IMIDAZOLINE; 7 BENZYLIDENENALTREXONE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BINALTORPHIMINE; DELTA OPIATE RECEPTOR; DELTA OPIATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; DYNORPHIN A; DYNORPHIN[1-13]; DYNORPHIN[1-8]; ENKEPHALIN; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FURIN; HORMONE PRECURSOR; KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR; KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; MESSENGER RNA; MORPHINE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; NALTREXONE; NALTRIBEN; PRODYNORPHIN; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE; STEROID; YOHIMBINE; ENDORPHIN;

ANALGESIA; ANTINOCICEPTION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHILDBIRTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOGASTRIC NERVE; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEURECTOMY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PAIN THRESHOLD; PELVIC NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRECURSOR; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOPREGNANCY; SIMULATION; SPINAL CORD; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; HUMAN; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ENDORPHINS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEURONS; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, DELTA; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, KAPPA; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0035224188     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(01)33007-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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