Intracisternal NMDA produces analgesia in the orofacial formalin test of freely moving rats

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 497-503

  Lee, Ho Jeong ^a   Choi, Hyo Soon ^a   Jung, Chang Young ^a   Ju, Jin Sook ^a   Kim, Sung Kyo ^a   Bae, Yong Chul ^a   Ahn, Dong Kuk ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antinociception; Freely moving rats; Intracisternal; L NAME; N methyl D aspartic acid; Nw nitro L arginine methyl ester; Naloxone; Nitric oxide; NMDA; NO; Orofacial formalin test; PE; Polyethylene tube

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NALOXONE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PENTOBARBITAL;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; FACE; GROOMING; INJECTION SITE; MALE; MOUTH; NONHUMAN; RAT; RECORDING; SCRATCHING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME; VIBRISSA;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CISTERNA MAGNA; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; FACE; FORMALDEHYDE; INJECTIONS; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VIBRISSAE;

EID: 1842861599     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2004.01.001     Document Type: Article

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