The actions of anandamide on rat superficial medullary dorsal horn neurons in vitro

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 548, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 121-129

  Jennings, Ernie A ^a   Vaughan, C W ^a,b   Roberts, L A ^a   Christie, M J ^a,c  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANANDAMIDE; BENZYLSULFONYL FLUORIDE; CANNABINOID; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CAPSAICIN; CAPSAZEPINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; IODORESINIFERATOXIN; N (4 HYDROXYPHENYL)ARACHIDONAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANILLOID RECEPTOR; 1 (2,4 DICHLOROPHENYL) 5 (4 IODOPHENYL) 4 METHYL N (1 PIPERIDYL) 1H PYRAZOLE 3 CARBOXAMIDE; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; FATTY ACID AMIDASE; FATTY ACID AMIDASE INHIBITOR; METHANANDAMIDE; RIMONABANT; VANILLOID RECEPTOR 1;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL CELL; CELL ACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRESYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECORDING; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS; TRIGEMINUS GANGLION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DRUG MECHANISM; EC50; NERVE CELL; NERVE ENDING; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SPONTANEOUS TRANSIENT OUTWARD CURRENT; WHOLE CELL PATCH CLAMP;

AMIDOHYDROLASES; ANIMALS; ARACHIDONIC ACIDS; CAPSAICIN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NERVE ENDINGS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POLYUNSATURATED ALKAMIDES; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TRIGEMINAL GANGLION;

EID: 0037386107     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2002.035063     Document Type: Review

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