Activation of mu-opioid receptors in thalamic nucleus submedius depresses bee venom-evoked spinal c-Fos expression and flinching behavior

Neuroscience

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 554-560

  Feng, J ^a   Huo, F Q ^a   Jia, N ^a   Qu, C L ^a   Liu, J ^a   Li, Y Q ^b   Tang, J S ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

bee venom; c Fos; DAMGO; K ATP channel; thalamic nucleus submedius

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BEE VENOM; BETA FUNALTREXAMINE; ENKEPHALIN[2 DEXTRO ALANINE 4 METHYLPHENYLALANINE 5 GLYCINE]; GLIBENCLAMIDE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; PROTEIN C FOS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED SPINAL CORD RESPONSE; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; THALAMUS NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; BEE VENOMS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ENKEPHALIN, ALA(2)-MEPHE(4)-GLY(5)-; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; SPINAL CORD; THALAMIC NUCLEI;

EID: 67349115672     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.03.066     Document Type: Article

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