The roles of different types of glutamate receptors involved in the mediation of nucleus submedius (Sm) glutamate-evoked antinociception in the rat

Brain Research

Volumn 988, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 146-153

  Xie, Yu Feng ^a   Tang, Jing Shi ^a   Jia, Hong ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antinociception; Glutamate receptor; Nucleus submedius

Indexed keywords

6,7 DINITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; ALPHA METHYL 4 CARBOXYPHENYLGLYCINE; DIZOCILPINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; TAIL FLICK TEST; THALAMUS NUCLEUS;

EID: 0142042952     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(03)03359-6     Document Type: Article

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