Oxytocin mediates stress-induced analgesia in adult mice

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 540, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 593-606

  Robinson, D A ^a   Wei, F ^a   Wang, G D ^a   Li, P ^a   Kim, S J ^a   Vogt, S K ^a   Muglia, L J ^a   Zhuo, M ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; GUANOSINE 5' O (3 THIOTRIPHOSPHATE); HORMONE RECEPTOR; MORPHINE; NEUROHORMONE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN ANTAGONIST; VASOTOCIN DERIVATIVE;

AGE; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BATH; CELL ACTIVATION; COLD EXPOSURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; HYPOTHESIS; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANE; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; STRESS; SWIMMING; THERMAL STIMULATION; WILD TYPE;

ANALGESIA; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEURONS, AFFERENT; OXYTOCIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPINAL CORD; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWIMMING; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0037092305     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2001.013492     Document Type: Article

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