Involvement of NMDA receptors in thiopental-induced loss of righting reflex, antinociception and anticonvulsion effects in mice

Pharmacology

Volumn 80, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 127-133

  Ge, Zhi Jun ^a,b,c   Zhang, Li Cai ^a,b   Zeng, Yin Ming ^b   Da, Ti Jun ^b   Wang, Jun Ke ^a   Cui, Guo Xin ^c   Tan, Yong Fei ^c   Zhao, Yan Ping ^c   Liu, Guo Jun ^c  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XUZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Convulsion anesthesia; N methyl D aspartate receptor; Non N methyl D aspartate receptor; Righting reflex; Thiopental

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; AMPA RECEPTOR; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BICUCULLINE; DIZOCILPINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; MUSCIMOL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; THIOPENTAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMOBILIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHTING REFLEX; SLEEP TIME; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANALGESICS; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BICUCULLINE; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; FEMALE; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; MALE; MICE; MOVEMENT; MUSCIMOL; N-METHYLASPARTATE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; SEIZURES; THIOPENTAL;

EID: 34547745996     PISSN: 00317012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000103252     Document Type: Article

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