Endogenous adrenergic control of reflexes evoked by mechanical stimulation of the heel in the decerebrated rabbit

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 308, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 189-192

  Clarke, R W ^a   Harris, J ^a   Houghton, A K ^a  

^a Alcocer School of Biosciences Sutton Bonington Campus   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Descending facilitation; Descending inhibition; Nociception; Noradrenaline; Spinal cord; Withdrawal reflex

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; IDAZOXAN; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; PRAZOSIN; QUADAZOCINE;

ADRENERGIC ACTIVITY; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECEREBRATION; FACILITATION; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HEEL; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MECHANORECEPTOR; MOTOR NERVE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; AZOCINES; BLOOD PRESSURE; DECEREBRATE STATE; FEMALE; IDAZOXAN; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NOREPINEPHRINE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PRAZOSIN; RABBITS; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0035839227     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(01)02005-5     Document Type: Article

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