Involvement of nitric oxide in long-term potentiation of spinal nociceptive responses in rats

NeuroReport

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1197-1201

  Zhang, Xi Chun ^a   Zhang, Yu Qiu ^a   Zhao, Zhi Qi ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Field potentials; Long term potentiation; Nitric oxide; Spinal cord; Thermal hyperalgesia

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; N(G) NITRO DEXTRO ARGININE METHYL ESTER; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HYPERALGESIA; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ARGININE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEMOGLOBINS; HYPERALGESIA; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 23044510739     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200508010-00013     Document Type: Article

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