Genetically expressed transneuronal tracer reveals direct and indirect serotonergic descending control circuits

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 507, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1990-2003

  Braz, João Manuel ^a   Basbaum, Allan I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Brainstem; Pain; RVM; Serotonin; WGA

Indexed keywords

FLUOROGOLD; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ; 2 HYDROXY 4,4' DIAMIDINOSTILBENE, METHANESULFONATE SALT; 2-HYDROXY-4,4'-DIAMIDINOSTILBENE, METHANESULFONATE SALT; AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS; CRE RECOMBINASE; INTEGRASE; PET1 PROTEIN, RAT; SEROTONIN; STILBAMIDINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL LABELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GIGANTOCELLULAR RETICULAR NUCLEUS; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD; ANIMAL; BRAIN MAPPING; CYTOLOGY; EFFERENT NERVE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; RAPHE NUCLEUS; RETICULAR FORMATION; STAINING; SYNAPSE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; AXONAL TRANSPORT; BRAIN MAPPING; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTEGRASES; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RAPHE NUCLEI; RETICULAR FORMATION; SEROTONIN; STAINING AND LABELING; STILBAMIDINES; SYNAPSES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININS;

EID: 41149130244     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.21665     Document Type: Article

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