Periaqueductal gray metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 7 and 8 mediate opposite effects on amino acid release, rostral ventromedial medulla cell activities, and thermal nociception

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-53

  Marabese, Ida ^a   Rossi, Francesca ^a   Palazzo, Enza ^a   De Novellis, Vito ^a   Starowicz, Katarzyna ^b   Cristino, Luigia ^b   Vita, Daniela ^a   Gatta, Luisa ^a   Guida, Francesca ^a   Di Marzo, Vincenzo ^b   Rossi, Francesco ^a   Maione, Sabatino ^a,b  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; AMINO ACID; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR 7; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR 8;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN PERFUSION; CENTRAL GRAY MATTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY; RECEPTOR SENSITIVITY; TAIL FLICK TEST;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; BENZOATES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURONS; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REACTION TIME; RECEPTORS, METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE;

EID: 34447573681     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00356.2007     Document Type: Article

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