Taurine in the anterior cingulate cortex diminishes neuropathic nociception: A possible interaction with the glycineA receptor

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 444-451

  Pellicer, Francisco ^a,b   López Avila, Alberto ^a,b   Coffeen, Ulises ^a   Manuel Ortega Legaspi, J ^a,c   Ángel, Rosendo del ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PSIQUIATRÍA RAMÓN DE LA FUENTE MUÑIZ   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD LA SALLE   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anterior cingulate cortex; Autotomy; Glycine receptor; Pain; Strychnine; Taurine

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE RECEPTOR; STRYCHNINE; TAURINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTOTOMY; CINGULATE GYRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENERVATION; DRUG MECHANISM; INCIDENCE; MALE; MICROINJECTION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; GLYCINE AGENTS; GYRUS CINGULI; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GLYCINE; STRYCHNINE; TAURINE;

EID: 33847607450     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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