Serotonin 5-HT2 receptors induce a long-lasting facilitation of spinal reflexes independent of ionotropic receptor activity

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 2867-2877

  Shay, Barbara L ^a   Sawchuk, Michael ^b   Machacek, David W ^b   Hochman, Shawn ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 2 DIPROPYLAMINO 8 HYDROXYTETRALIN; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 IODO 2,5 DIMETHOXYAMPHETAMINE; 6 CHLORO 2 (1 PIPERAZINYL)PYRAZINE; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; AMPA RECEPTOR; AMPA RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BICUCULLINE METHIODIDE; CLOZAPINE; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; KYNURENIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 2 RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 2A RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 2C AGONIST; SEROTONIN 2C RECEPTOR; 4-IODO-2,5-DIMETHOXYPHENYLISOPROPYLAMINE; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; PYRAZINE DERIVATIVE; SEROTONIN AGONIST; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMODULATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REFLEX; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SPINAL REFLEX; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INTERACTION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; REACTION TIME; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL GANGLION; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TIME;

8-HYDROXY-2-(DI-N-PROPYLAMINO)TETRALIN; AMPHETAMINES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CLOZAPINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; GANGLIA, SPINAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PYRAZINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2C; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2; REFLEX; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN AGONISTS; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; SPINAL CORD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 24944565879     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00465.2005     Document Type: Article

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