Activation of dorsal periaqueductal gray by glycine produces long lasting hyponociception in rats without overt defensive behaviors

Life Sciences

Volumn 83, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 118-121

  Martins, M A ^a   Carobrez, A P ^a   Tonussi, C R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Glycine; HA966; Hyponociception; NMDA; Periaqueductal gray matter

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 1 HYDROXY 2 PYRROLIDINONE; GLYCINE; GLYCINE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; DOSE RESPONSE; HYPONOCICEPTION; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MICROINJECTION; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; RAT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; TAIL FLICK TEST; THERMAL STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLYCINE; LIGANDS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICROINJECTIONS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GLYCINE; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; TIME FACTORS;

RATTUS;

EID: 46449103724     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2008.05.012     Document Type: Article

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