Sex differences in the citrus lemon essential oil-induced increase of hippocampal acetylcholine release in rats exposed to a persistent painful stimulation

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 330, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 25-28

  Ceccarelli, Ilaria ^a   Masi, Flavio ^a   Fiorenzani, Paolo ^a   Aloisi, Anna Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Essential oil; Formalin test; Microdialysis; Pain; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ESSENTIAL OIL; FORMALDEHYDE;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEMON; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; ODOR; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; AROMATHERAPY; CITRUS; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; OILS, VOLATILE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0037072532     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(02)00717-6     Document Type: Article

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