Electroacupuncture modulates vlPAG release of GABA through presynaptic cannabinoid CB1 receptors

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1800-1809

  Fu, Liang Wu ^a   Longhurst, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannabinoid type 1 receptor; Microdialysis; Somatic afferents; Sympathoexcitatory reflex

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; RAT;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NEURONS; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; PIPERIDINES; PYRAZOLES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB1; RECEPTORS, PRESYNAPTIC; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 66749132569     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.91648.2008     Document Type: Article

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