Formalin-induced spinal glutamate release in freely moving rats: Comparison of two spinal microdialysis approaches

Acta Anaesthesiologica Belgica

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-48

  Shi, L ^a,b   Smolders, I ^c   Sarre, S ^c   Michotte, Y ^c   Zizi, M ^b   Camu, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Belgium)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Formalin; Glutamate; Microdialysis; Neurotransmitters; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTAMIC ACID;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; FLOW RATE; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SAMPLING; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; TISSUE INJURY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTAMIC ACID; ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PERFUSION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RHEOLOGY; SECRETORY RATE; SPINAL CORD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1942472962     PISSN: 00015164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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