GABAA receptor partially mediated propofol-induced hyperalgesia at superspinal level and analgesia at spinal cord level in rats

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1619-1625

  Wang, Qin Yun ^a,b   Cao, Jun Li ^a   Zeng, Yin Ming ^a   Dai, Ti Jun ^a  

^a Jiangsu Institute of Anesthesiology   (China)

^b THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

GABA receptors; Pain; Propofol; Spinal cord; Ventrolateral periaqueductal gray

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; FORMALDEHYDE; PROPOFOL; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; HOT PLATE TEST; HYPERALGESIA; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; MALE; MICROINJECTION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; RAT; SPINAL CORD; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANALGESIA; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; GABA ANTAGONISTS; HYPERALGESIA; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; PROPOFOL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 10344266478     PISSN: 16714083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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