The dorsal raphe nucleus as a site of action of the antinociceptive and behavioral effects of the α4 nicotinic receptor agonist epibatidine

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 313, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 389-394

  Cucchiaro, Giovanni ^a   Chaijale, Nayla ^a   Commons, Kathryn G ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIBATIDINE; FORMALDEHYDE; NICOTINIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; FREEZING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LICKING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BICYCLO COMPOUNDS, HETEROCYCLIC; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FORMALDEHYDE; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PYRIDINES; RAPHE NUCLEI; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC;

EID: 15744403996     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/jpet.104.079368     Document Type: Article

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