The hypotension evoked by visceral nociception is mediated by delta opioid receptors in the periaqueductal gray

Brain Research

Volumn 1019, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 237-245

  Cavun, Sinan ^a,b   Goktalay, Gokhan ^a,b   Millington, William R ^a  

^a ALBANY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular regulation; Central cardiovascular regulation; Delta receptor; Endocrine and autonomic regulation; Opioid receptor; Pain; Periaqueductal gray; Visceral nociception

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; COBALT CHLORIDE; DELTA OPIATE RECEPTOR; DELTA OPIATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HALOTHANE; KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; NALTRINDOLE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSOR RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HYPOTENSION; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VISCERA;

ANIMALS; HEART RATE; HYPOTENSION; MALE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, DELTA;

EID: 4043174740     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.06.003     Document Type: Article

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