Depression of NMDA-receptor-mediated segmental transmission by ketamine and ketoprofen, but not l-NAME, on the in vitro neonatal rat spinal cord preparation

Brain Research

Volumn 1094, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-64

  Lizarraga, I ^a   Chambers, J P ^a   Johnson, C B ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ketamine; Neonatal rat; Nociceptive transmission; NOS inhibitor; NSAID; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE; KETOPROFEN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL ROOT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; IC 50; NEWBORN; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SPINAL REFLEX; VENTRAL ROOT;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOWN-REGULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FEMALE; KETAMINE; KETOPROFEN; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33745261779     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.03.117     Document Type: Article

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