The locus coeruleus nucleus as a site of action of the antinociceptive and behavioral effects of the nicotinic receptor agonist, epibatidine

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 769-776

  Cucchiaro, Giovanni ^a   Chaijale, Nayla ^a   Commons, Kathryn G ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Behavior; Epibatidine; Locus coeruleus; Pain

Indexed keywords

EPIBATIDINE; MECAMYLAMINE; NICOTINIC AGENT;

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; LICKING; LOCOMOTION; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; BICYCLO COMPOUNDS, HETEROCYCLIC; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LOCUS COERULEUS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PYRIDINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC;

EID: 33646686630     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2005.11.026     Document Type: Article

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