Decrease in serotonin concentration in raphe magnus nucleus and attenuation of morphine analgesia in two mice models of neuropathic pain

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 484, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 217-223

  Sounvoravong, Sourisak ^a   Nakashima, Mihoko N ^a   Wada, Mitsuhiro ^a   Nakashima, Kenichiro ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

5 HT (5 hyroxytryptamine, serotonin); Microdialysis; Monoamine; Morphine; Neuropathic pain

Indexed keywords

ANTINOCICEPTIVE AGENT; MORPHINE; SEROTONIN; STREPTOZOCIN;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINOCICEPTION; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIALYSATE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICRODIALYSIS; MOUSE; NERVE LIGATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPHE MAGNUS NUCLEUS; SCIATIC NERVE; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY; SEROTONIN RELEASE; TAIL;

EID: 1642464843     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2003.11.028     Document Type: Article

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