Defensive-like behaviors and antinociception induced by NMDA injection into the periaqueductal gray of mice depend on nitric oxide synthesis

Brain Research

Volumn 1076, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 42-48

  Miguel, Tarciso Tadeu ^a   Nunes De Souza, Ricardo Luiz ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antinociception; Defensive reactions; Mice; Nitric oxide; NMDA receptor; nNOS; Periaqueductal gray

Indexed keywords

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ARGININE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; FREEZING REACTION, CATALEPTIC; MALE; MICE; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; REACTION TIME; RUNNING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33644917752     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2005.12.095     Document Type: Article

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