Cholinergic modulation of tonic immobility and nociception in the NRM of guinea pig

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 821-827

  da Silva, Luis Felipe Souza ^a   Menescal de Oliveira, Leda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cholinergic system; Defensive behavior; Guinea pig; Nociception; Nucleus raphe magnus; Tonic immobility; Vocalization

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CARBACHOL; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC STIMULATION; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; GUINEA PIG; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPHE MAGNUS NUCLEUS; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; TONIC IMMOBILITY; VOCALIZATION;

EID: 33645902495     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2006.01.019     Document Type: Article

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