Temporal changes of preproenkephalin mRNA and leu-enkephalin-like immunoreactivity in the neurons of the caudal spinal trigeminal nucleus and upper cervical cord after noxious stimuli

Journal of Brain Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 217-222

  Wu, Sheng Xi ^a   Li, Yun Qing ^a   Shi, Ji Wu ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Caudal spinal trigeminal nucleus; Leu enkephalin; Noxious stimulation; Preproenkephalin; Upper cervical cord

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; ENKEPHALIN; FORMALDEHYDE; LEUCINE ENKEPHALIN; MESSENGER RNA; PREPROENKEPHALIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RAT; SPINAL CORD; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; STIMULATION; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; ENKEPHALIN, LEUCINE; ENKEPHALINS; FORMALDEHYDE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NEURONS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; SPINAL CORD; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS, SPINAL;

EID: 23744501824     PISSN: 09448160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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