Microinjection of angiotensin II in the caudal ventrolateral medulla induces hyperalgesia

Neuroscience

Volumn 158, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1301-1310

  Marques Lopes, J ^a   Pinto, M ^a   Pinho, D ^a   Morato, M ^a,b   Patinha, D ^a   Albino Teixeira, A ^a   Tavares, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

angiotensin receptor antagonists; AT1 receptors; descending pain modulation; pain control system; rat; renin angiotensin

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN II; CHOLERA TOXIN B SUBUNIT; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTAMIC ACID; LOSARTAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HYPERALGESIA; IMMUNODETECTION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFERIOR OLIVE; INFLAMMATION; LATERAL RETICULAR NUCLEUS; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTION; NEUROMODULATION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINE; TAIL FLICK TEST;

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANGIOTENSIN II TYPE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKERS; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLERA TOXIN; HYPERALGESIA; LOSARTAN; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTIONS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REACTION TIME; RECEPTOR, ANGIOTENSIN, TYPE 1; SPINAL CORD; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 60149095326     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2008.11.044     Document Type: Article

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