Differential pharmacological modulation of the spontaneous stimulus-independent activity in the rat spinal cord following peripheral nerve injury

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 72-80

  Suzuki, Rie ^a   Dickenson, Anthony H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central sensitization; Gabapentin; Mepyramine; Morphine; Neuropathic pain; NMDA receptor antagonist

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN; HALOTHANE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; KETAMINE; MEMANTINE; MEPYRAMINE; MORPHINE SULFATE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SENSITIVITY; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; NERVE LIGATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SPINAL NERVE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AMINES; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MALE; MORPHINE; NEURONS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 32644443819     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2005.10.032     Document Type: Article

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