Intravenous morphine increases release of nitric oxide from spinal cord by an α-adrenergic and cholinergic mechanism

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 2072-2078

  Zemin, X U ^a   Tong, Chuanyao ^a   Pan, Hui Lin ^a   Cerda, Sergio E ^a   Eisenach, James C ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ATROPINE; CLONIDINE; IDAZOXAN; MORPHINE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NALOXONE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NITRITE; NORADRENALIN;

ALPHA ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC STIMULATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHEEP; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION;

EID: 1842416517     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.4.2072     Document Type: Article

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