Dynamic determination and possible mechanism of amino acid transmitter release from rat spinal dorsal horn induced by the venom and a neurotoxin (BmK I) of scorpion Buthus martensi Karsch

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 27-31

  Zhang, Xu Ying ^a   Zhang, Jian Wei ^a   Chen, Bing ^a   Bai, Zhan Tao ^b   Shen, Jun ^a   Ji, Yong Hua ^a  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People s Hospital   (China)

^b NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Amino acid transmitter; BmK I; Microdialysis; Nociception; Scorpion venom; Spinal dorsal horn

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AMINO ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; NEUROTOXIN; SCORPION VENOM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN;

ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ACID; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCORPION VENOMS;

EID: 0036304826     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(02)00752-9     Document Type: Article

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