Drug dependent sex-differences in periaqueducatal gray mediated antinociception in the rat

Pain

Volumn 147, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 210-216

  Bobeck, Erin N ^a   McNeal, Amy L ^a   Morgan, Michael M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Descending modulation; Morphine; Opioid; Pain

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; ENKEPHALIN[2 DEXTRO ALANINE 4 METHYLPHENYLALANINE 5 GLYCINE]; FENTANYL CITRATE; KAINIC ACID; MORPHINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; FEMALE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTION; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; FEMALE; GABA ANTAGONISTS; KAINIC ACID; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70449632308     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.09.008     Document Type: Article

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