Material basis for inhibition of Dragon's Blood on evoked discharges of wide dynamic range neurons in spinal dorsal horn of rats

Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1025-1038

  Guo, Min ^a   Chen, Su ^a   Liu, XiangMing ^a  

^a SOUTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY FOR NATIONALITIES   (China)

Author keywords

Dragon's Blood; Extracellular microelectrode recordings; Interaction between drugs; Material basis for the efficacy; Wide dynamic range neurons

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CHALCONE; COCHINCHINENIN; DRAGON'S BLOOD; DRUG DERIVATIVE; LOUREIRIN B; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT RESIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTERIOR HORN CELL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; WISTAR RAT;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; CHALCONE; DRUG SYNERGISM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RESINS, PLANT; SCIATIC NERVE;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 55949127966     PISSN: 10069305     EISSN: 18622798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-008-0133-6     Document Type: Article

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