Gene expression and functional characterization of melatonin receptors in the spinal cord of the rat: Implications for pain modulation

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 24-31

  Zahn, Peter K ^a   Lansmann, Tanja ^a   Berger, Eva ^a   Speckmann, Erwin Josef ^a   Musshoff, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hyperalgesia; Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; Spinal cord; Surgical incision; Xenopus oocyte

Indexed keywords

2 PHENYLMELATONIN; 4 PHENYL 2 PROPIONAMIDOTETRALIN; LUZINDOLE; MELATONIN; MELATONIN DERIVATIVE; MELATONIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; MORPHINE; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; TETRALIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CHLORIDE CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; HYPERALGESIA; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; VOLTAGE CLAMP; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; MELATONIN; OOCYTES; PAIN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RATS; RECEPTORS, MELATONIN; RNA, MESSENGER; SPINAL CORD; TIME FACTORS; XENOPUS;

EID: 0038685284     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-079X.2003.00047.x     Document Type: Article

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